Work-Related Flow Inventory: Evidence of Validity of the Brazilian Version

Freitas, Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de; Damásio, Bruno Figueiredo; Haddad, Emily Jean; Koller, Silvia Helena

doi:10.1590/1982-4327e2901

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Psychological Evaluation • Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) 29 • 2019 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-4327e2901 copy

Work-Related Flow Inventory: Evidence of Validity of the Brazilian Version

Inventário de Flow no Trabalho: Evidências de Validade da Versão Brasileira

Inventario de Flow en Trabajo: Evidencia de Validez de la Versión Brasileña

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Abstract

Flow in work is constituted by the positive experiences and mental state experienced during the day-to-day occupational activities. This study aims to adapt and assess the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Version of the Work Related Flow Inventory (WOLF). Participants were a nationwide sample of 640 professional (74% women), aged 19 to 73 years (M = 35.9, SD = 10.5). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) supported the oblique three-factor structure (absorption, work enjoyment and intrinsic work motivation) as being the most reliable to the data. Multigroup CFA achieved full measurement invariance for the gender and employment status (autonomous and non-autonomous). Flow dimensions were positively related to occupational self-efficacy and job satisfaction. WOLF presented adequate psychometric properties, suggesting its usefulness in evaluating flow at work in the Brazilian context.

Keywords:
well-being; scaling; adaptation; factor analysis

Items	Model 1	Model 2			Model 3
Items	Item Loading	Item Loading			Item Loading
	Flow	A	W.E.	IWM	A	WE	IWM
1. When I am working, I think about nothing else (Quando estou trabalhando, não penso em mais nada)	0.84*	0.88*			0.86*
2. I get carried away by my work (Eu me deixo levar pelo meu trabalho)	0.88*	0.94*			0.93*
3. When I am working, I forget everything else around me (Quando estou trabalhando, eu esqueço de tudo ao meu redor)	0.84*	0.88*			0.87*
4. I am totally immersed in my work (Eu estou totalmente envolvido no meu trabalho)	0.82*	0.90*			0.88*
5. My work gives me a good feeling (Meu trabalho faz eu me sentir bem)	0.94*		0.96*			0.96*
6. I do my work with a lot of enjoyment (Eu faço meu trabalho com muito prazer)	0.93*		0.95*			0.95*
7. I feel happy during my work (Eu me sinto feliz durante o meu trabalho)	0.96*		0.97*			0.97*
8. I feel joyful when I am working (Eu me sinto alegre quando estou trabalhando)	0.96*		0.97*			0.97*
9. I would still do this work, even if I received a lower salary (Eu continuaria nesse trabalho mesmo que eu recebesse um salário menor)	0.73*			0.79*			0.82*
10. I find that I also want to work in my free time (Eu percebo que também quero trabalhar no meu tempo livre)	0.67*			0.72*			0.72*
11. I work because I enjoy it (Eu trabalho porque eu gosto)	0.83*			0.90*			0.91*
12. When I am working on something, I am doing it for myself (Quando estou trabalhando em alguma coisa, estou fazendo isso por mim mesmo(a))	0.75*			0.81*			0.82*
13. I get my motivation from the work itself, and not from the reward for it (Eu me sinto motivado(a) pelo trabalho por si só, e não do que recebo por ele)	0.80*			0.86*			0.87*
Flow					0.91*	0.93*	0.90*

Model	χ² (gl)	CFI	TLI	RMSEA (90% CI)
Model 1	2159.27* (65)	0.96	0.96	0.22 (0.22 - 0.23)
Model 2	703.8* (62)	0.99	0.99	0.13 (0.12 - 0.14)
Model 3	720.40* (64)	0.99	0.99	0.13 (0.12 - 0.13)

Gender Measurement Invariance	RMSEA (90% CI)	TLI	CFI	ΔCFI
Male (n = 164)	0.13 (0.12 - 0.14)	0.987	0.989	-
Female (n = 476)	0.12 (0.11 - 0.13)	0.990	0.992	-
Unconstrained model	0.12 (0.11 - 0.13)	0.989	0.992	-
Metric invariance	0.12 (0.11 - 0.12)	0.990	0.992	0.000
Scalar invariance	0.08 (0.08 - 0.09)	0.995	0.994	0.002
Employment Status Measurement Invariance	RMSEA (90% CI)	TLI	CFI	ΔCFI
Autonomous (n = 134)	0.12 (0.10 - 0.14)	0.989	0.991	-
Non-autonomous (n = 506)	0.13 (0.12 - 0.14)	0.988	0.990	-
Unconstrained model	0.12 (0.11 - 0.13)	0.989	0.991	-
Metric invariance	0.08 (0.07 - 0.09)	0.995	0.994	0.003
Scalar invariance	0.09 (0.08 - 0.10)	0.994	0.993	0.001

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[1] Correspondence address: Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de Freitas. Universidade Salgado de Oliveira. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia. Rua Marechal Deodoro, 263, Centro. Niterói-RJ, Brazil. CEP 24.030-060. E-mail: freitas.cpp@gmail.com