Abstract

DANTAS, Jeanne dos Santos Oliveira Marques  and  HERNANDEZ, José Augusto Evangelho. Organizational Mattering Scale with Brazilian Women in Public and Private Security. Aval. psicol. [online]. 2023, vol.22, n.3, pp.276-286.  Epub Nov 29, 2024. ISSN 1677-0471.  https://doi.org/10.15689/ap.2023.2203.24754.05.

Mattering is the personal sense of feeling significant and valued by other people, a vital construct and psychological resource central to the human condition, which can buffer stressors. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Organizational Mattering Scale, composed of the Competence and Recognition factors. The research had 137 female participants, 65% ofwhom were public servants – armed forces, police, firefighters, and municipal guards. Participants’ scores were examined using Confirmatory Factor Analysis. The results revealed a very good fit of the empirical data to the theoretical model, evidencing the validity of the instrument’s internal structure. The internal consistency coefficients also provided strong evidence of the measure’s reliability. This scale can be an important resource for evaluating female professionals in a traditionally stereotyped work context. Studies with larger and more representative samples are suggested, aiming to generate more robust evidence of external validity for the instrument.

Keywords : women in security; competence; recognition; psychometry.

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