TY - JOUR
T1 - The dimensionality of the Work Related Flow Inventory (WOLF)
T2 - A South African study
AU - Geyser, Ita
AU - Geldenhuys, Madelyn
AU - Crous, Freddie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Africa Scholarship Development Enterprize.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The objective of this study was to validate and explore the factor structure of the Work-Related Flow Inventory (WOLF) as a measure of flow within the South African work context. The sample consisted of N = 415 employees from various organisations in South Africa (females = 56.8%, White = 67.8%, single = 46%, English = 34.6%, 18 to 30 = 76.4% and various types of industries and positions). They completed the Work Related Flow Inventory (WOLF), the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) and the Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) revealed that the WOLF has three dimensions, consisting of absorption, work enjoyment and intrinsic work motivation that fit the data best. The findings further suggest that absorption and work enjoyment relates to work engagement. Convergent validity evidence indicated work absorption, work enjoyment and intrinsic motivation to correlate with both work engagement and job satisfaction in a South African working context. Work enjoyment had the strongest link with job satisfaction.
AB - The objective of this study was to validate and explore the factor structure of the Work-Related Flow Inventory (WOLF) as a measure of flow within the South African work context. The sample consisted of N = 415 employees from various organisations in South Africa (females = 56.8%, White = 67.8%, single = 46%, English = 34.6%, 18 to 30 = 76.4% and various types of industries and positions). They completed the Work Related Flow Inventory (WOLF), the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) and the Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) revealed that the WOLF has three dimensions, consisting of absorption, work enjoyment and intrinsic work motivation that fit the data best. The findings further suggest that absorption and work enjoyment relates to work engagement. Convergent validity evidence indicated work absorption, work enjoyment and intrinsic motivation to correlate with both work engagement and job satisfaction in a South African working context. Work enjoyment had the strongest link with job satisfaction.
KW - Confirmatory factor analysis
KW - Flow
KW - Job satisfaction
KW - Validation
KW - Work engagement
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U2 - 10.1080/14330237.2015.1078084
DO - 10.1080/14330237.2015.1078084
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85032273407
SN - 1433-0237
VL - 25
SP - 282
EP - 287
JO - Journal of Psychology in Africa
JF - Journal of Psychology in Africa
IS - 4
ER -