Utrecht Work Engagement Scale.
UWES
- What it measures
- Work engagement: Vigor, Dedication, Absorption (a positive, fulfilling work-related state of mind).
- Length and format
- 17 (UWES-17); 9 (UWES-9); 3 (UWES-3). 7-pt frequency Likert (0 never -> 6 always/daily) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- ~30+ langs (manual lists 20+ validated): NL, EN, ES, PT, DE, FR, IT, FI, ZH, JA, AR, etc.
- Normative data
- Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
- Licence
- copyrighted - author permission
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- Reference
- Schaufeli, W.B., Salanova, M., Gonzalez-Roma, V., & Bakker, A.B. (2002). The measurement of engagement and burnout. Journal of Happiness Studies, 3, 71-92. https://www.wilmarschaufeli.nl/
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