Author/Authors :
Pournik, Omid Department of Community Medicine - School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Ghalichi, Leila Mental Health Research Center - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , TehraniYazdi, Alireza Medical Radiation Department - Faculty of Energy Engineering and Physics - Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran , Tabatabaee, Mohammad Department of Nutrition - School of Public Health - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Ghaffari, Mostafa Department and Occupational Medicine Research Center - School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Vingard, Eva Department of Medical Sciences - Uppsala University Hospital, S-751 85 Uppsala- Sweden
Abstract :
Background: The effect of psychosocial work environment on personal and organizational aspects
of employees is well-known; and it is of fundamental importance to have valid tools to evaluate
them. This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Persian version of Copenhagen
Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ).
Methods: The questionnaire was translated into Persian and then back translated into English by
two translators separately. The wording of the final Persian version was established by comparing
the translated versions with the original questionnaire. One hundred three health care workers completed
the questionnaire. Chronbach’s alpha was calculated, and factor analysis was performed.
Results: Factor analysis revealed acceptable validity for the five contexts of the questionnaire.
Cronbach’s alpha ranged from 0.73 to 0.82 in different contexts.
Conclusion: This study revealed that the Persian version of COPSOQ is a reliable and valid instrument
for measuring psychosocial factors at work.
Keywords :
Psychosocial Work Environment , Iran , Reliability , Validity , Occupational Health
