Organization of Work: Generic Job Stress Questionnaire
NIOSH Generic Job Stress Questionnaire
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ID = 088
Content Area(s)
- Job content
- Job control
- Job demands (or expectations)
- Social supports / relations
- Teamwork
- Work schedules (work hours)
- Job (in)security
- Role strain (or uncertainty)
Instrument Type
Questionnaire
Occupation and Sector Specificity
Occupation(s): Generic
Sector(s): Generic
Name and Size of Work Organization and/or Workplace Psychosocial Measures
Alternative opportunities (3 items)
Decision control (4 items)
Intergroup conflict (8 items)
Intragroup conflict (7 items)
Job future ambiguity (4 items)
Job satisfaction (3 items)
Mental demands (5 items)
Perceived control (12 items)
Quantitative workload 1 (3 items)
Quantitative workload 2 (5 items)
Resource control (2 items)
Responsibility for people (4 items)
Role ambiguity (4 items)
Role conflict (5 items)
Skill underutilization (3 items)
Social support from co-workers (3 items)
Supervisory social support (2 items)
Task control (4 items)
Workload variance (2 items)
Other Content Areas Included in the Instrument
Mental health measures (2 items)
Personality measures (1 item)
Social support from relatives (1 item)
Developmental Status of the Instrument
Instrument used widely; well-defined properties.
Languages
Original: English
Other: Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
Reliability and Validity Information (or Relevant Citation)
Scale measures were chosen from the literature based upon previously documented reliability and validity.
Selected Reference
Hurrell JJ Jr. & McLaney MA (1988) Exposure to job stress- A new psychometric instrument. Scand J Work Environ Health, 14:27-27.
Accessibility of the Instrument
Public Domain
User Fees
None
Where to Obtain a Copy of the Instrument
NIOSH Generic Job Stress Questionaire.pdf [PDF 191 KB, 38 pages]
Rationale For Niosh Generic Job Stress Questionnaire.pdf [PDF 87 KB, 4 pages]
Scoring Key for NIOSH Generic Job Stress Questionaire.pdf [PDF 165 KB, 36 pages]