Adaptación transcultural y validez factorial de la escala de “soledad laboral” de Wright en población mexicana

• Autores: Carlos Arturo Vega Soto, Juana Patlán Pérez
• Localización: Contaduría y administración, ISSN 0186-1042, ISSN-e 2448-8410, Vol. 70, Nº. 2, 2025, págs. 1-30
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Cross-cultural adaptation and factorial validity of Wright´s scale “loneliness in the workplace” in the Mexican population
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  • español

    Los nuevos esquemas de trabajo, como el home-office, dificultan que los trabajadores establezcan vínculos sociales sólidos, dando lugar a un sentimiento de soledad laboral que impacta tanto en su salud mental y física, como en su desempeño laboral. El objetivo de este trabajo es adaptar transculturalmente y validar la Escala de Soledad Laboral (ESL) de Wright et al. (2006) en población mexicana. Para este fin se efectuó una investigación de enfoque cuantitativo y de tipo instrumental. Se utilizó un proceso de adaptación transcultural de seis pasos para después aplicar la escala a una muestra de 729 trabajadores. Los resultados demuestran que el modelo de dos factores propuesto por la teoría fue contrastado mediante un Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio (GFI=.979; AGFI=.973; CFI=.997; RMSEA=.017) corroborando un ajuste significativo de los datos al modelo, y arrojando niveles óptimos de confiabilidad (Alpha de Cronbach >.90). Se concluye que los resultados confirman la calidad psicométrica de la ESL, considerándola válida y confiable en población mexicana, para medir la soledad laboral por dos factores y 16 reactivos: F1. Soledad emocional laboral (9) y F2. Soledad social laboral (7)

  • English

    New work schemes, such as home-office, make it difficult for workers to establish solid social ties, giving place to a feeling of workplace loneliness that affects both their mental and physical health, as well as their job performance. This study aims to cross-culturally adapt and validate the Wright et al. (2006) Workplace loneliness scale in the Mexican population. For this purpose, a quantitative and instrumental type of research was carried out. A six-step cross-cultural adaptation process was used and then applied to a sample of 729 workers. The results show that the two-factor model proposed by the theory and by the exploratory factor analysis was contrasted using a Confirmatory Factor Analysis, and its goodness-of-fit indices (GFI=.979; AGFI=.973; CFI=.997; RMSEA=.017) corroborating a significant fit of the data to the model and delivering optimal levels of reliability (Cronbach's Alpha >.90). It is concluded that the results guarantee the psychometric quality of the scale, considering it valid and reliable for the Mexican population to measure Workplace loneliness, composed of two factors and 16 items: F1. Emotional deprivation (9) and F2. Social companionship (7)

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