The presentation and preliminary validation of KIWEST using a large sample of Norwegian university staff.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the present paper is to present and validate a Knowledge-Intensive Work Environment Survey Target (KIWEST), a questionnaire developed for assessing the psychosocial factors among people in knowledge-intensive work environments.


METHODS
The construct validity and reliability of the measurement model where tested on a representative sample of 3066 academic and administrative staff working at one of the largest universities in Norway.


RESULTS
Confirmatory factor analysis provided initial support for the convergent validity and internal consistency of the 30 construct KIWEST measurement model. However, discriminant validity tests indicated that some of the constructs might overlap to some degree.


CONCLUSIONS
Overall, the KIWEST measure showed promising psychometric properties as a psychosocial work environment measure.
Research Centre for Health Promotion and Resources, Department of Social Work and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway siw.tone.innstrand@svt.ntnu.no.
Siw Tone
ST
Innstrand
Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Marit
M
Christensen
Research Centre for Health Promotion and Resources, Department of Social Work and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Kirsti Godal
KG
Undebakke
Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Kyrre
K
Svarva
D000328:Adult; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology
COR theory; JD-R model; KIWEST; Knowledge-intensive work; higher education; psychosocial work environment; validation