Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) in an Indian sample. The UWES was administered to a total of 450 employees from both public and private sector manufacturing and service organisations in India. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the three-factor model demonstrated a better fit when compared to one-factor model for both, the original 17-item and 9-item shortened versions of UWES. However, due to very high inter-correlation between the three dimensions, exploratory factor analyses resulted in two- and one-factor solutions for the 17-item and 9-item versions, respectively. Though the internal consistencies for sub-scales were acceptable, internal consistencies of the complete scales were found to be higher than that for the three sub-scales. The shortened UWES was found to display better psychometric properties than the original 17-item UWES.
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