Evidence of Validity of the Productive Organizational Energy Measure in Brazilian Samples

Abstract

Abstract Productive organizational energy is conceptualized as a shared experience, in which the members of an organization present positive affects, cognitive stimulation and proactive behavior in order to satisfy the organization’s objectives in which they work. This work aimed to obtain evidence of validity of the Productive Organizational Energy Measure. A total of 464 Brazilian workers of both sexes participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analyzes showed that the Brazilian version kept the 14 items and factors of the original instrument (affective energy, cognitive energy and behavioral energy). Multigroup analysis demonstrated configural, metric and scalar invariance between groups divided in terms of gender and organizational sector (public and private). The scale showed positive correlations with work motivation, work self-efficacy, work autonomy, job satisfaction, work engagement and organizational commitment. It was concluded that the instrument had psychometric properties that recommend its use in future investigations.

Keywords

• psychological assessment
• positive psychology
• psychometry
• factor analysis