Table_1_Validation of the Chinese Version of the Procrastination at Work Scale.DOCX

The purpose of this study was to validate the Chinese version of the Procrastination at Work Scale (PAWS), a recently developed scale aimed at assessing procrastination in the work context. We translated the PAWS into Chinese and conducted exploratory factor analysis on participants in sample A (N = 236), resulting in a two-factor solution consistent with the original PAWS. In sample B (N = 227), confirmatory factor analysis showed that a two-factor, bifactor model fit the data best. Configural, metric, and scalar invariance models were tested, which demonstrated that the Chinese version of the PAWS did not differ across groups by gender, age, education, or job position. Validity testing demonstrated that the scale relates to work engagement, counterproductive work behavior, task performance, workplace well-being, and organizational commitment. This study indicated that the Chinese version of the PAWS could be used in future research to measure procrastination at work in China.

本研究旨在验证新近开发的工作拖延量表（Procrastination at Work Scale, PAWS）的中文版，该量表专为评估工作场景中的拖延行为而研发。我们将PAWS翻译为中文，并对样本A（N=236）的参与者开展探索性因素分析，得到与原版PAWS一致的双因素结构。在样本B（N=227）中，验证性因素分析结果显示，双因素双因子模型对数据的拟合效果最优。本研究检验了构型不变性、度量不变性与标量不变性模型，结果表明中文版PAWS在性别、年龄、学历及工作岗位群体间均无显著差异。效度检验结果显示，该量表与工作投入、反生产工作行为、任务绩效、职场幸福感以及组织承诺均存在显著相关。本研究证实，中文版PAWS可应用于未来中国职场拖延行为的测量研究。