Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Israel Umbert, Juan José Reyes-Luján, Susana Llorens and Marisa Salanova
WANT Prevención Psicosocial y Organizacionales Saludables, Universitat Jaume I (Spain)
Background: The study has two main aims: (1) to analyze and validate the factor structure of the Fear of COVID-19, Workplace health and safety training, and Behavioral Safety Compliance scales (Study 1) in frontline Spanish COVID-19 workers from different sectors (food sector, hospitals, and death care services); and (2) to analyze and validate the factor structure of a reduced version of these scales (Study 2) in Spanish workers in the healthcare sector. Method: Analyses carried out using R 1.4.2. allowed us to validate the factor structure of the scales in the two studies. The sample consisted of 361 participants in study 1; and 708 participants in study 2. Results: The results indicate that the instruments offer adequate evidence of reliability and validity. Conclusions: The questionnaire (especially the short version) can be used by employees who were in frontline of COVID-19 in a reliable and valid way in the post-COVID-19 period, and even to prevent potential similar events that might threaten professionals’ physical and mental health in the future.
Antecedentes: el objetivo del presente estudio es doble: (1) analizar y validar la estructura factorial de las escalas del Miedo al COVID-19, Capacitación en seguridad y salud en el lugar de trabajo, y el Cumplimiento de seguridad conductual (Estudio 1) en trabajadores españoles de primera línea de COVID-19 de diferentes sectores (sector alimentario, hospitales y servicios asistenciales de defunciones); y (2) analizar y validar la estructura factorial de una versión reducida de dichas escalas (Estudio 2) en trabajadores españoles del sector sanitario. Método: los análisis realizados con el programa R 1.4.2. permiten validar la estructura factorial de las escalas en los dos estudios realizados. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 361 participantes en el estudio 1; y 708 participantes en el estudio 2. Resultados: los resultados indican que los instrumentos ofrecen una evidencia adecuada de fiabilidad y validez. Conclusiones: el cuestionario (especialmente la versión corta) puede ser utilizado por empleados/as de primera línea de COVID-19 de manera confiable y válida en periodo post-COVID-19 e incluso para prevenir potenciales eventos similares futuros que amenacen potencialmente la salud física y mental de los y las profesionales.
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https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2023.334