Validity and reliability of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Student Version in Sri Lanka

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Table 2 Analysis of item-scale correlations to determine item-discriminant scaling successes for the UWES-S scores (n = 194)

Code	Item	VI score	DE score	AB score	Standard error	Cut-off value (− 1.96 SE)	Scaling success
VI1	When I study, I feel like I am bursting with energy	0.824	0.357	0.344	0.041	0.744	Success
VI4	When studying I feel strong and vigorous	0.835	0.323	0.379	0.039	0.757	Success
VI7	When I get up in the morning, I feel like going to school	0.834	0.453	0.419	0.039	0.756	Success
VI10	I can continue for a very long time when I am studying	0.661	0.088	0.166	0.054	0.554	Success
VI13	When studying, I am very resilient, mentally	0.046	0.224	0.089	0.070	0.086	Not success
VI16	When studying I always persevere, even when things don’t go well	0.698	0.467	0.453	0.052	0.596	Success
DE2	I find my studies to be full of meaning and purpose	0.468	0.774	0.514	0.046	0.684	Success
DE5	My studies inspire me	0.447	0.762	0.500	0.047	0.670	Success
DE8	I am enthusiastic about my studies	0.356	0.781	0.493	0.045	0.692	Success
DE11	I am proud of my studies	0.358	0.709	0.502	0.051	0.609	Success
DE14	I find my studies challenging	0.324	0.790	0.556	0.044	0.703	Success
AB3	Time flies when I’m studying	0.472	0.628	0.861	0.037	0.789	Success
AB6	When I am studying, I forget everything else around me	0.457	0.608	0.858	0.037	0.785	Success
AB9	I feel happy when I am studying intensively	0.333	0.523	0.797	0.043	0.711	Success
AB12	I am immersed in my studies	0.350	0.527	0.841	0.039	0.764	Success
AB15	I can get carried away by my studies	0.379	0.541	0.838	0.039	0.761	Success
AB17	It is difficult to detach myself from my studies	0.353	0.467	0.718	0.050	0.619	Success

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