Factorial structure of work commitment in a health institution in central Mexico

Abstract

Objective: modeling the indicators of work commitment considering the exposure to the contagion of the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease in a public health institution.  Methods: a psychometric and cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 100 students from a public university in partnership with the health institution assigned to care for the pandemic. The Carreón Labor Commitment Scale (2021) was used, which includes seven dimensions related to the social, sectoral, academic, training, family, professional and personal spheres.  Results: a factorial structure of seven main components was confirmed that explained 53% of the total variance, suggesting the inclusion of another factor that the literature identifies as the union commitment to refer to the disposition in favor of preserving the prestige of the career studied.  Conclusions: it is recommended to contrast the model with the inclusion of union commitment in order to be able to increase the total variance explained and anticipate a response scenario to another health crisis such as a re-outbreak of COVID-19.