Introduction:

Work overload is one of the most investigated psychosocial factors, but there is still a lack of research and empirical evidence showing the repercussions of performing work activities from home, since this is a new form of work organization because of the confinement measures due to covid-19, where work activities are entangled with other roles adopted at home.

Objective:

To develop and analyze the psychometric properties of the covid-19 Work Overload from Home Scale, the covid-19 Work Overload and Care of Others during Confinement Scale, and the covid-19 Work Overload and School Support during Confinement Scale.

Method:

It was a non-experimental and transectional design, applying the developed instruments. A total of 321 respondents resident in Mexico participated, the average age was 36 years, 76,6 % were women and 23,4 % were men.

Results:

The three scales analyzed obtained Cronbach’s Alpha values that indicate satisfactory consistency. Exploratory factorial analysis by principal components and confirmatory factorial analysis by structural equation modeling indicated good model fit at all three scales.

Conclusions:

The three scales confirmed unidimensionality and adequate psychometric indicators, which is why their use is recommended to evaluate the qualitative work overload from home, for carrying out the task of caring for others and derived from school support.

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