Occupational Engagement and Positive Psychological Measures in Two Collectivistic Cultures

This study assessed occupational engagement and its relationship to positive psychological measures in two collectivistic cultures. Undergraduate students in China (n = 230) and Paraguay (n = 231) completed the Occupational Engagement Scale for Students (OES-S), a one-factor, 9-item scale to measure occupational engagement, the Vocational Identity Scale, the Satisfaction With Life Scale, the Adult Hope Scale, and the Personal Growth Initiative Scale-II. Multigroup confirmatory factor analyses with OES-S scores were held for partial strong measurement invariance. OES-S scores correlated with scores on positive psychological measures. While the OES-S has room for improvement, occupational engagement seems to be a viable cross-cultural construct applicable to collectivistic cultures.