The current study investigates the factor structure of the Work Values Questionnaire (WVQ) which measures how important each of 44 different features of a job are to the respondent. Over 750 international working professionals, primarily from the UK, completed a survey which included the WVQ, and measures of self‐perceived success. Factor analysis (both exploratory and confirmatory) was conducted to extract factors and facets. Structural equation modeling was used to compare model fit, and the extracted facets were regressed on subjective work success. The results show that the scales fit a coherent and interpretable model with two factors and six facets, fitting an intrinsic–extrinsic factorial structure, consistent with previous research. Work values and demographics accounted for between 13% and 17% of the variance in subjective work success. Three facets were significant predictors of work success: the intrinsic facets Affiliation and Recognition were positive predictors, and the extrinsic facet Security was a negative predictor, of perceived work success. Limitations and implications of this research are considered.

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衡量工作动机：工作价值观问卷和工作成功的各个方面

当前的研究调查了工作价值观问卷 (WVQ) 的因素结构，该问卷衡量工作的 44 个不同特征中的每一个对受访者的重要性。超过 750 名主要来自英国的国际工作专业人士完成了一项调查，其中包括 WVQ 和自我认知成功的衡量标准。进行因素分析（探索性和验证性）以提取因素和方面。使用结构方程建模来比较模型拟合，并根据主观工作成功对提取的方面进行回归。结果表明，这些量表符合具有两个因素和六个方面的连贯且可解释的模型，符合内在-外在因素结构，与之前的研究一致。工作价值观和人口统计占主观工作成功差异的 13% 到 17%。三个方面是工作成功的重要预测因素：内在方面从属关系和认可是积极的预测因素，而外在方面安全是消极的预测因素，对感知的工作成功。考虑了这项研究的局限性和影响。