Work-Related Flow Inventory: Evidence of Validity of the Brazilian Version

Freitas, Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de; Damásio, Bruno Figueiredo; Haddad, Emily Jean; Koller, Silvia Helena

doi:10.1590/1982-4327e2901

person Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de Freitas

schoolUniversidade Salgado de Oliveira, Niterói-RJ, Brazil

person Bruno Figueiredo Damásio

schoolUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil

person Emily Jean Haddad

schoolUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil

person Silvia Helena Koller

schoolUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil

Correspondence address: Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de Freitas. Universidade Salgado de Oliveira. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia. Rua Marechal Deodoro, 263, Centro. Niterói-RJ, Brazil. CEP 24.030-060. E-mail:
freitas.cpp@gmail.com

Clarissa Pinto Pizarro de Freitas is a Professor of the Post-Graduation Program in Psychology of Universidade Salgado de Oliveira, Niterói-RJ, Brazil.

Bruno Figueiredo Damásio is a Professor of the Institute of Psychology of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil.

Emily Jean Haddad is a PhD Candidate in Post-Graduate Program in Psychology of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil.

Sílvia Helena Koller is a Professor in the Post-Graduate Program in Psychology of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil.

Authors’ Contribution: All authors made substantial contributions to the conception and design of this study, to data analysis and interpretation, and to the manuscript revision and approval of the final version. All the authors assume public responsability for content of the manuscript.

Items	Model 1	Model 2			Model 3
Items	Item Loading	Item Loading			Item Loading
	Flow	A	W.E.	IWM	A	WE	IWM
1. When I am working, I think about nothing else (Quando estou trabalhando, não penso em mais nada)	0.84*	0.88*			0.86*
2. I get carried away by my work (Eu me deixo levar pelo meu trabalho)	0.88*	0.94*			0.93*
3. When I am working, I forget everything else around me (Quando estou trabalhando, eu esqueço de tudo ao meu redor)	0.84*	0.88*			0.87*
4. I am totally immersed in my work (Eu estou totalmente envolvido no meu trabalho)	0.82*	0.90*			0.88*
5. My work gives me a good feeling (Meu trabalho faz eu me sentir bem)	0.94*		0.96*			0.96*
6. I do my work with a lot of enjoyment (Eu faço meu trabalho com muito prazer)	0.93*		0.95*			0.95*
7. I feel happy during my work (Eu me sinto feliz durante o meu trabalho)	0.96*		0.97*			0.97*
8. I feel joyful when I am working (Eu me sinto alegre quando estou trabalhando)	0.96*		0.97*			0.97*
9. I would still do this work, even if I received a lower salary (Eu continuaria nesse trabalho mesmo que eu recebesse um salário menor)	0.73*			0.79*			0.82*
10. I find that I also want to work in my free time (Eu percebo que também quero trabalhar no meu tempo livre)	0.67*			0.72*			0.72*
11. I work because I enjoy it (Eu trabalho porque eu gosto)	0.83*			0.90*			0.91*
12. When I am working on something, I am doing it for myself (Quando estou trabalhando em alguma coisa, estou fazendo isso por mim mesmo(a))	0.75*			0.81*			0.82*
13. I get my motivation from the work itself, and not from the reward for it (Eu me sinto motivado(a) pelo trabalho por si só, e não do que recebo por ele)	0.80*			0.86*			0.87*
Flow					0.91*	0.93*	0.90*

Model	χ² (gl)	CFI	TLI	RMSEA (90% CI)
Model 1	2159.27* (65)	0.96	0.96	0.22 (0.22 - 0.23)
Model 2	703.8* (62)	0.99	0.99	0.13 (0.12 - 0.14)
Model 3	720.40* (64)	0.99	0.99	0.13 (0.12 - 0.13)

Gender Measurement Invariance	RMSEA (90% CI)	TLI	CFI	ΔCFI
Male (n = 164)	0.13 (0.12 - 0.14)	0.987	0.989	-
Female (n = 476)	0.12 (0.11 - 0.13)	0.990	0.992	-
Unconstrained model	0.12 (0.11 - 0.13)	0.989	0.992	-
Metric invariance	0.12 (0.11 - 0.12)	0.990	0.992	0.000
Scalar invariance	0.08 (0.08 - 0.09)	0.995	0.994	0.002
Employment Status Measurement Invariance	RMSEA (90% CI)	TLI	CFI	ΔCFI
Autonomous (n = 134)	0.12 (0.10 - 0.14)	0.989	0.991	-
Non-autonomous (n = 506)	0.13 (0.12 - 0.14)	0.988	0.990	-
Unconstrained model	0.12 (0.11 - 0.13)	0.989	0.991	-
Metric invariance	0.08 (0.07 - 0.09)	0.995	0.994	0.003
Scalar invariance	0.09 (0.08 - 0.10)	0.994	0.993	0.001

[TFN1] Note. * p < 0.05, A = Absorption, W.E. = Work Enjoyment, I.W.M. = Intrinsic Work Motivation; Model 1 = Model One-dimension, Model 2 = Model First-Order Three-Factor Structure, Model 3 = Higher-Order Three-Factor Structure.

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