Measuring Psychological Trauma in the Workplace: Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Psychological Injury Risk Indicator—A Cross-Sectional Study
Joint Authors
Magnavita, Nicola
Garbarino, Sergio
Winwood, Peter C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Background.
The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt the Psychological Injury Risk Indicator (PIRI) and to validate its psychometric properties.
Methods.
Workers from 24 small companies were invited to self-complete the PIRI before undergoing their routine medical examination at the workplace.
All participants (841 out of 845, 99.6%) were also asked to report occupational injuries and episodes of violence that had occurred at the workplace in the previous 12 months and were given the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12) to complete.
Results.
Exploratory factor analysis revealed a 4-factor structure, “sleep problems,” “recovery failure,” “posttraumatic stress symptoms,” and “chronic fatigue,” which were the same subscales observed in the original version.
The internal consistency was excellent (alpha = 0.932).
ROC curve analysis revealed that the PIRI was much more efficient than GHQ12 in diagnosing workers who had suffered trauma (workplace violence or injury) in the previous year, as it revealed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.679 (95% CI: 0.625–0.734) for the PIRI, while for the GHQ12 the AUC was 0.551 (not significant).
Conclusions.
This study, performed on a large population of workers, provides evidence of the validity of the Italian version of the PIRI.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Magnavita, Nicola& Garbarino, Sergio& Winwood, Peter C.. 2015. Measuring Psychological Trauma in the Workplace: Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Psychological Injury Risk Indicator—A Cross-Sectional Study. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079044
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Magnavita, Nicola…[et al.]. Measuring Psychological Trauma in the Workplace: Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Psychological Injury Risk Indicator—A Cross-Sectional Study. The Scientific World Journal No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079044
American Medical Association (AMA)
Magnavita, Nicola& Garbarino, Sergio& Winwood, Peter C.. Measuring Psychological Trauma in the Workplace: Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version of the Psychological Injury Risk Indicator—A Cross-Sectional Study. The Scientific World Journal. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079044
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1079044