Abstract

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a wide range of organisations have started using teleworking, without previously evaluating its optimal conditions, both due to the situation of emergency as well as the lack of instruments. This study analyzes the internal structure and invariance by sex of a questionnaire that assesses personal, family, work and home conditions that influence teleworking. The elaboration of the questionnaire, denominated Perception of Conditions for Telework Questionnaire, was based on research and experience reports related to this field. It was validated on a sample of 1,165 Chilean public servants between the ages of 30 and 65, in which the majority of the subjects were female (85%). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were performed. Results indicate that the instrument achieves a robust factorial structure and a very high level of reliability (Cronbach's alpha of 0.96), with 32 items and 5 dimensions with significant and strong interrelationships, between 0.60 and 0.85, the invariance by sex presents significant differences between men and women. It is concluded that the instrument presents high reliability and validity, which allows its use in the measurement of relevant factors for the achievement of an adequate teleworking system. However, the difference between men and women should be reviewed, since the factors could be sensitive to cultural gender differences. Another limitation is that the study only carries out internal validation, lacking progress in the external validation of the construct. © 2023 by Psykhe