Psychometric test analysis of employee work engagement using the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES)

Fatwa Ananta Lamusu
Muzwar Nawawi (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia)
Adirangga Sofyan Duda (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia)
Mohammad Rizki Dunggio (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia)

Psikoislamika : Jurnal Psikologi dan Psikologi Islam
Vol 23, No 1 (2026)

Abstract: Work engagement is a positive psychological condition that is important in supporting employee performance. This study aims to test the construct validity and reliability of the Indonesian version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-18) on workers in Gorontalo Province. The study involved (N=202) workers aged at least 19 years with at least one year of service. Data were collected using a purposive sampling technique and analyzed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Cronbach's Alpha reliability tests. The CFA results indicated that the three-factor model of the UWES-18 did not fully meet the model suitability criteria, while the reliability test results showed good internal consistency with a Cronbach's Alpha value of (α = 0.894). These findings indicate that the UWES-18 is reliable in measuring work engagement, but its construct validity still requires further testing. Keywords: CFA; construct validity; reliability; work engagement; UWES Copyright ©2026. The Authors. Published by Psikoislamika: Jurnal Psikologi dan Psikologi Islam. This is an open access article under the CC BY NO SA. Link: Creative Commons — Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0