Author:
Torralba Wilfredo Manuel R.,Savio Marlyn Thomas,Huang Xieyining,Manchanda Priyanka,Steiger Miriah,Bharucha Timir,López María Martín,Joyner Keanan J.,Guevara Rachel Lutz
Abstract
IntroductionTo decrease psychological risk for content moderators, the study initiated the first steps of developing a robust employment screening tool, namely, the Cognitive Adaptability and Resiliency Employment Screener.MethodThe study consisted of three phases with 4,839 total participants.ResultsIn Phase 1, a set of 76 items were developed and tested via exploratory factor analysis, yielding three factors (i.e., Psychological Perseverance & Agility, Rumination & Emotional Lingering, and Expressiveness & Sociability) and also reducing the scale to 68 items. In Phase 2 through confirmatory factor analysis, the three-factor structure showed good fit (CFI = 0.92, RMSEA = 0.05) and demonstrated sufficient overall reliability. In Phase 3, the convergent validity and divergent validity of the tool were established relative to constructs such as resilience, cognitive control and flexibility, emotion regulation, and optimism.DiscussionAltogether, the findings revealed that the scale demonstrated good psychometric properties that, pending future studies, may serve as a promising employment screener for content moderators.
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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