@Article{Abma2016, author = "Abma, Femke I. and Brouwer, Sandra and de Vries, Haitze J. and Arends, Iris and Robroek, Suzan JW and Cuijpers, Maarten PJ and van der Wilt, Gert Jan and Bültmann, Ute and van der Klink, Jac JL", title = "The capability set for work: development and validation of a new questionnaire", journal = "Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health", year = "2016", month = "Jan", day = "42", number = "1", pages = "34--42", keywords = "Amartya Sen; capability approach; capability set for work; questionnaire; questionnaire development; sustainable employability; validation; work", abstract = "'
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OBJECTIVES ': 'The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire to measure work capabilities based on Amartya Sen’s capability approach and evaluate its validity.
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METHODS ': 'The development of the questionnaire was based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods: interviews, literature study, and an expert meeting. Additionally, in a survey, the validity was evaluated by means of hypotheses testing (using correlations and regression analyses).
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RESULTS ': 'The questionnaire consists of a set of seven capability aspects for work. For each aspect, it is determined whether it is part of a worker’s capability set, ie, when the aspect is considered valuable, is enabled in work, and is realized. The capability set was significantly correlated with work role functioning-flexibility demands (-0,187), work ability (-0.304), work performance (-0.282), worked hours (-0.073), sickness absence (yes/no) (0.098), and sickness absence days (0.105). The capability set and the overall capability item are significantly associated with all work outcomes (P<0.010).
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CONCLUSIONS ': 'The new capability set for work questionnaire appears to be a valid instrument to measure work capabilities. The questionnaire is unique because the items include the valued aspects of work and incorporate whether a worker is able to achieve what (s)he values in his/her work. The questionnaire can be used to evaluate the capability set of workers in organizations to identify aspects that need to be addressed in interventions.
", issn = "0355-3140", doi = "10.5271/sjweh.3532", url = "https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3532", url = "https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3532" }