Psychology Research and Behavior Management (Nov 2023)
Development and Psychometric Properties of Work Information Anxiety Questionnaire
Abstract
Zhanmei Song,1,* Jiayang Ye,2,* Xudong Song,3 Zheng Zhang,4 Peiyun Xu,5 Hongmei Shen6 1College of International Education, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Education, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Psychiatry, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, National Center for Mental Disorders, and National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Changsha, People’s Republic of China; 5School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 6School of Public Administration, Beihang University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xudong Song, School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, No. 59 Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100872, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18001057285, Email [email protected] Zheng Zhang, Department of Psychiatry, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Road, Changsha City, Hunan Province, 410011, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8617806172110, Email [email protected]: The purpose of this study is to develop and validate the Work Information Anxiety Questionnaire (WIAQ), and to report on the psychometric properties of the WIAQ.Methods: Based on the Approach-Avoidance Conflict theory, and combining previous literature reviews and open-ended interviews, initial scale items for the Work Information Anxiety Questionnaire were developed. Using 324 full-time corporate employees as subjects (Sample 1), an exploratory structural examination of work information anxiety was conducted, including item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and network analysis. An additional 210 corporate employees were selected for formal testing (Sample 2), and the obtained data underwent structural validation, including confirmatory factor analysis, validity testing, and reliability testing.Results: The WIAQ (9 items) exhibited a two-factor structure of reception anxiety and missing out anxiety, with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 67.56%. The confirmatory factor model showed good model fit, with cross-group and cross-measurement stability. The Cronbach’s α of the WIAQ was 0.899, and the McDonald’s ω of the two factors were 0.906 and 0.831 respectively. The WIAQ demonstrated good criterion-related validity with the SAS and DASS.Conclusion: The factor structure of the WIAQ is clear, and its reliability and validity indicators meet psychometric requirements. It can serve as an effective tool for measuring work information anxiety.Keywords: work information anxiety, reception anxiety, missing out anxiety, approach-avoidance conflict theory, network analysis
