Table 3. Mean (SD), factor loadings in confirmatory factor analysis, and internal consistency for each item of the overwork climate scale.
| Item no. | Item | Min – Max | Baselinea | Follow-upb | Test-retest Reliabilityb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Cronbach’s α | Mean (SD) | ICC | SEM | SDC | |||
| Overwork endorsement (7 items) | 2.35 (0.88) | 0.86 | 2.37 (0.88) | 0.89 | 0.04 | 0.12 | ||
| 1 | Almost everybody expects that employees perform overtime work. | 1–5 | 2.82 (1.30) | 2.72 (1.30) | 0.81 | 0.08 | 0.23 | |
| 2 | Management encourages overtime work. | 1–5 | 2.17 (1.14) | 2.18 (1.13) | 0.82 | 0.07 | 0.19 | |
| 3 | It is considered normal for employees to take work home. | 1–5 | 1.80 (0.96) | 1.83 (0.96) | 0.74 | 0.06 | 0.18 | |
| 4 | Most employees work beyond their official work hours. | 1–5 | 2.81 (1.29) | 2.90 (1.28) | 0.83 | 0.08 | 0.21 | |
| 5 | Performing overwork is important for being promoted. | 1–5 | 2.15 (1.10) | 2.25 (1.10) | 0.77 | 0.07 | 0.20 | |
| 6 | It is considered normal to work on weekends. | 1–5 | 2.25 (1.25) | 2.33 (1.26) | 0.72 | 0.09 | 0.26 | |
| 7 | It is difficult to take a day off or paid holidays. | 1–5 | 2.43 (1.23) | 2.38 (1.23) | 0.85 | 0.07 | 0.19 | |
| Lacking overwork rewards (4 items) | 2.68 (1.01) | 0.80 | 2.68 (0.98) | 0.82 | 0.06 | 0.16 | ||
| 8 | Overtime work is fairly compensated by extra time off work or by other perks. (R) | 1–5 | 2.75 (1.26) | 2.67 (1.28) | 0.63 | 0.10 | 0.28 | |
| 9 | Working overtime is fairly compensated financially. (R) | 1–5 | 2.73 (1.29) | 2.69 (1.24) | 0.70 | 0.09 | 0.26 | |
| 10 | (Almost) nobody needs to do unpaid overtime work. (R) | 1–5 | 2.42 (1.31) | 2.44 (1.34) | 0.77 | 0.09 | 0.24 | |
| 11 | A policy exists to restrict overtime work. (R) | 1–5 | 2.82 (1.24) | 2.91 (1.23) | 0.76 | 0.08 | 0.23 | |
a: n=302, b: n=169, SD: standard deviation; ICC: intra-class correlation; SEM: standard error of measurement; SDC: smallest detectable change; R: reverse coded.