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Evaluating the Malay version of NIOSH WellBQ: a study on reliability and construct validity for enhanced workplace well-being assessment


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Omar, Aswandi and Guan, Ng Yee and Nair Mohan, Sindhu and Mokhtar, Siti Aisah and Poh Ying, Lim (2024) Evaluating the Malay version of NIOSH WellBQ: a study on reliability and construct validity for enhanced workplace well-being assessment. F1000Research, 13. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2046-1402

Abstract

This study aimed to validate the Worker Well-Being Questionnaire, originally developed by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, in the Malay language. The translation process involved an initial independent translation by a professional translator, followed by a comparison of translations to synthesize a unified version, which was subsequently back-translated. The backtranslations were then reviewed by an expert committee to create a finalized questionnaire version. The results of this validation study indicate a high level of satisfaction, demonstrating an excellent fit with confirmatory factor analysis (CFI and TLI values ranging from 0.96 to 0.99) and a low root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA values ranging from 0.03 to 0.07). Moreover, the questionnaire exhibits sound internal consistency, with Cronbach’s alpha values exceeding 0.7, and the factor structures align with theoretical expectations. In conclusion, the Malay version of the questionnaire faithfully reproduces the original instrument, enabling a robust and efficient assessment of workers’ well.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.144681.1
Publisher: F1000 Research Ltd
Keywords: Workers well-being; Validation; Reliability; Occupational health and safety; Malay version
Depositing User: Ms. Che Wa Zakaria
Date Deposited: 13 Apr 2025 04:56
Last Modified: 13 Apr 2025 04:56
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116598
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