Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Work–Family Behavioral Role Conflict Scale (WFBRC-S)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Participants
2.2. Instruments
2.3. Procedures and Ethical Considerations
2.4. Study Procedure
2.4.1. Translation–Back Translation
2.4.2. Content Validity
2.4.3. Preliminary Survey
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. General Characteristics of the Study Participants and Level of Variables
3.2. Validity and Reliability of the Tool
3.2.1. Content Validity
3.2.2. Construct Validity
3.2.3. Convergent Validity
3.2.4. Discriminant Validity
3.2.5. Criterion-Related Validity
3.2.6. Reliability
4. Discussion
5. Limitations and Significance
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
The Complete Name of IRB and the Ethical Approval Number
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Characteristics | n (%) | Mean (SD) | Range |
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Gender | |||
Female | 148 (63.0) | ||
Male | 87 (37.0) | ||
Age (year) | |||
≤29 | 7 (3.0) | ||
30–39 | 61 (26.0) | ||
40–49 | 131 (55.7) | ||
≥50 | 36 (15.3) | ||
Education level | |||
≤High school | 26 (11.1) | ||
College | 52 (22.1) | ||
University | 87 (37.0) | ||
≥Graduate school | 70 (29.8) | ||
Occupation type | |||
Professional | 20 (8.5) | ||
Management position | 93 (39.6) | ||
Service industry | 15 (6.4) | ||
Office job | 57 (24.3) | ||
Blue-collar job | 19 (8.1) | ||
Other | 31 (13.2) | ||
Forms of employment | |||
Permanent position | 190 (80.9) | ||
Temporary position | 30 (12.8) | ||
Other | 15 (6.4) | ||
Monthly income | |||
≤200 | 30 (12.8) | ||
201–300 | 63 (26.8) | ||
301–400 | 57 (24.3) | ||
401–500 | 40 (17.0) | ||
≥501 | 45 (19.1) | ||
Working hours per week (hour) | - | 39.37 (12.70) | 6–80 |
Call duration for one time (minute) | - | 5.86 (9.31) | 0–60 |
Factors | Items No. | B | SE | β | C.R. | p | AVE | CR | Cronbach’s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work interference with family (WIF) | 1 | 1.00 | - | 0.51 | - | <0.001 * | 0.55 | 0.94 | 0.91 |
2 | 1.19 | 0.17 | 0.61 | 6.86 | |||||
3 | 1.32 | 0.18 | 0.68 | 7.28 | |||||
4 | 1.44 | 0.20 | 0.68 | 7.31 | |||||
5 | 1.40 | 0.19 | 0.67 | 7.21 | |||||
6 | 1.12 | 0.19 | 0.49 | 5.99 | |||||
8 | 1.25 | 0.18 | 0.64 | 7.07 | |||||
9 | 1.78 | 0.24 | 0.72 | 7.48 | |||||
10 | 1.55 | 0.20 | 0.75 | 7.63 | |||||
11 | 1.79 | 0.23 | 0.79 | 7.86 | |||||
12 | 1.03 | 0.15 | 0.60 | 6.77 | |||||
13 | 1.88 | 0.24 | 0.81 | 7.93 | |||||
14 | 1.52 | 0.21 | 0.70 | 7.40 | |||||
Family interference with work (FIW) | 16 | 1.00 | - | 0.58 | - | <0.001 * | 0.51 | 0.93 | 0.90 |
17 | 1.19 | 0.14 | 0.73 | 8.58 | |||||
18 | 0.83 | 0.13 | 0.49 | 6.43 | |||||
21 | 1.23 | 0.14 | 0.74 | 8.66 | |||||
22 | 0.88 | 0.12 | 0.59 | 7.39 | |||||
23 | 0.89 | 0.12 | 0.59 | 7.41 | |||||
24 | 1.05 | 0.14 | 0.61 | 7.58 | |||||
26 | 0.88 | 0.12 | 0.62 | 7.65 | |||||
27 | 1.15 | 0.14 | 0.72 | 8.49 | |||||
28 | 1.28 | 0.14 | 0.80 | 9.09 | |||||
29 | 1.09 | 0.13 | 0.69 | 8.25 | |||||
30 | 1.05 | 0.13 | 0.67 | 8.09 |
χ2(p) | df | CIMIN/ df | RMSEA | RMR | SRMR | GFI | IFI | TLI | CFI | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1 | 1485.45 * | 404 | 3.68 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.71 |
Model 2 | 938.29 * | 274 | 3.42 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.79 |
Model 3 | 534.14 * | 260 | 2.05 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.91 |
Scales | WLBOC-S | WFBRC-S-K | WIF | FIW |
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r (p) | ||||
WLBOC-S | 1 | |||
WFBRC-S-K | −0.25 * | 1 | ||
WIF | −0.22 * | 0.82 * | 1 | |
FIW | −0.23 * | 0.79 * | 0.65 * | 1 |
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Seong, M.; Song, J.H.; Ha, J.S.; Jung, G.J.; Sok, S. Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Work–Family Behavioral Role Conflict Scale (WFBRC-S). Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 9273. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249273
Seong M, Song JH, Ha JS, Jung GJ, Sok S. Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Work–Family Behavioral Role Conflict Scale (WFBRC-S). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(24):9273. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249273
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeong, Mihyeon, Ji Hyeun Song, Ji Sun Ha, Gi Jung Jung, and Sohyune Sok. 2020. "Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Work–Family Behavioral Role Conflict Scale (WFBRC-S)" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 24: 9273. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249273