Revista de Saúde Pública (Jan 2016)

Work-family conflict and time use: psychometric assessment of an instrument in ELSA-Brazil

  • Karina Araujo Pinto,
  • Greice Maria de Souza Menezes,
  • Rosane Härter Griep,
  • Keury Thaisana Rodrigues dos Santos Lima,
  • Maria da Conceição Almeida,
  • Estela M L Aquino

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1518-8787.2016050005892
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 50, no. 0

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ABSTRACT In this study, we evaluated the psychometric properties of the items to measure the work-family conflict and the time use for personal care and leisure, included in the baseline questionnaire of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil). We evaluated temporal stability (7-14 days) using kappa statistic and the validity of the construct by the correlation of Kendall’s tau with other variables. Test-retest stability was discreet to moderate and the correlations were compatible with the underlying theory. Future studies in the context of ELSA-Brazil and in other populations will complement the assessment of its relevance.

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