Validación de un cuestionario para evaluar riesgos psicosociales en el ambiente laboral en Chile

Abstract

The measurement of psychosocial risk among workers is becoming increasingly important. To adapt, validate and standardize a questionnaire to measure psychosocial risks in the workplace. The Spanish version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire was adapted and evaluated. Its contents were first validated with a panel of experts. Afterwards a semantic adaptation of the questionnaires was carried out applying it to a pilot sample. Finally, it was applied to 1,557 workers (65% men). A preliminary questionnaire containing 97 questions was constructed. A good item-test correlation was found, the factorial structure was similar to the original questionnaire and it had a good internal consistency, convergent validity with the Goldberg Health Questionnaire and test-retest correlation. Ranges for the different dimensions and sub-dimensions of psychosocial risk were calculated by tertiles. The resulting questionnaire is useful for measuring psychosocial risk factors at work, with good psychometric properties.