Review of the Internal Structure, Psychometric Properties, and Measurement Invariance of the Work-Related Rumination Scale - Spanish Version.

Ernesto Rosario-Hernández,Lillian V Rovira-Millán,César Merino-Soto

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.774472

Abstract

Background: The aim of the current study was to examine the internal structure and assess the psychometric properties of the Work-Related Rumination Scale (WRRS) – Spanish version in a Puerto Rican sample of workers. This instrument is a 15-item questionnaire, which has three factors, affective rumination, problem-solving pondering, and detachment. This measure is used in the occupational health psychology context; however, there is little evidence of its psychometric properties.Materials and Methods: A total sample of 4,100 from five different study samples was used in this cross-sectional study design in which the WRRS was used. We conducted confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) to examine the internal structure of the Work-Related Rumination Scale. Measurement invariance across sex and age was examined.Results: The three-factor model was supported; however, four items were eliminated due to their cross-loadings and factorial complexity. This 11-item Spanish version of the WRRS was invariant across sex and age. Reliability of the three-factors of WRRS were within the range of 0.74 to 0.87 using Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega. Correlations between the three factors were as expected as well as with other established measures.Conclusion: The results suggest that the WRRS-Spanish version appears to be a reliable and valid instrument to measure work-related rumination using its three factors. Comparison across sex and age appear to be useful in occupational health psychology research setting since results suggest that the WRRS is invariant regarding those variables.

Highlights

The link between the exposure to work demands and the possible deterioration of employee’s health is an area of interest for occupational stress research (Pereira and Elfering, 2014)
The process of recovery appears to be influenced in the way in which people can disconnect from their work demands and those thoughts related to them (Cropley et al, 2006; Rook and Zijlstra, 2006; Sonnentag and Zijlstra, 2006; Sonnentag et al, 2008)
Cropley and Zijlstra (2011) indicate that work-related rumination can be considered as a set of repetitive thoughts directed to issues that revolve around work; it does not matter, really, if people ruminate or think about work issues when not at work and many people do it because find it rewarding and stimulating

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Introduction

The link between the exposure to work demands and the possible deterioration of employee’s health is an area of interest for occupational stress research (Pereira and Elfering, 2014). The process of recovery appears to be influenced in the way in which people can disconnect from their work demands and those thoughts related to them (Cropley et al, 2006; Rook and Zijlstra, 2006; Sonnentag and Zijlstra, 2006; Sonnentag et al, 2008). The aim of the current study was to examine the internal structure and assess the psychometric properties of the Work-Related Rumination Scale (WRRS) – Spanish version in a Puerto Rican sample of workers. This instrument is a 15-item questionnaire, which has three factors, affective rumination, problem-solving pondering, and detachment. This measure is used in the occupational health psychology context; there is little evidence of its psychometric properties

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