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The Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties in the Working Context of Malaysia
Executive functions (EFs) are a set of high-level cognitive and behavioral monitoring skills that are important to employees’ work performance. The 25-item Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised (ESQ-R) measures executive dysfunction in five dimensions (e.g., emotional regulation). Nevertheless, the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8430784/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34501571 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18178978 |
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author | Nasir, Hira Tan, Chee-Seng Pheh, Kai-Shuen |
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description | Executive functions (EFs) are a set of high-level cognitive and behavioral monitoring skills that are important to employees’ work performance. The 25-item Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised (ESQ-R) measures executive dysfunction in five dimensions (e.g., emotional regulation). Nevertheless, the usability of this newly developed scale for employees remains unclear. The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the adopted ESQ-R for working adults in Malaysia. A total of 325 employees responded to an online survey consisted of the ESQ-R, Executive Function Index (EFI), self-rated creativity scale (SRCS), and 9-item Utretch Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9) and Employee Well-being Scale. Several CFAs were conducted to compare three competing models. While all models showed a good fit, the 5-factor second-order model that is in line with the theoretical structure is preferable. The ESQ-R showed excellent internal consistency. Moreover, the ESQ-R score was negatively correlated with EFI, creativity, and UWES-9 scores, supporting the convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity. The ESQ-R score also explained incremental variance in well-being above and beyond scores of the UWES-9 and SRCS. Taken together, the ESQ-R is a useful tool for assessing employees’ executive dysfunction and suggesting intervention programs helping employees with deficits in EFs. |
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spelling | pubmed-84307842021-09-11 The Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties in the Working Context of Malaysia Nasir, Hira Tan, Chee-Seng Pheh, Kai-Shuen Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Executive functions (EFs) are a set of high-level cognitive and behavioral monitoring skills that are important to employees’ work performance. The 25-item Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised (ESQ-R) measures executive dysfunction in five dimensions (e.g., emotional regulation). Nevertheless, the usability of this newly developed scale for employees remains unclear. The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the adopted ESQ-R for working adults in Malaysia. A total of 325 employees responded to an online survey consisted of the ESQ-R, Executive Function Index (EFI), self-rated creativity scale (SRCS), and 9-item Utretch Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9) and Employee Well-being Scale. Several CFAs were conducted to compare three competing models. While all models showed a good fit, the 5-factor second-order model that is in line with the theoretical structure is preferable. The ESQ-R showed excellent internal consistency. Moreover, the ESQ-R score was negatively correlated with EFI, creativity, and UWES-9 scores, supporting the convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity. The ESQ-R score also explained incremental variance in well-being above and beyond scores of the UWES-9 and SRCS. Taken together, the ESQ-R is a useful tool for assessing employees’ executive dysfunction and suggesting intervention programs helping employees with deficits in EFs. MDPI 2021-08-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8430784/ /pubmed/34501571 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18178978 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Nasir, Hira Tan, Chee-Seng Pheh, Kai-Shuen The Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties in the Working Context of Malaysia |
title | The Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties in the Working Context of Malaysia |
title_full | The Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties in the Working Context of Malaysia |
title_fullStr | The Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties in the Working Context of Malaysia |
title_full_unstemmed | The Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties in the Working Context of Malaysia |
title_short | The Executive Skills Questionnaire-Revised: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties in the Working Context of Malaysia |
title_sort | executive skills questionnaire-revised: adaptation and psychometric properties in the working context of malaysia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8430784/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34501571 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18178978 |
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