Organization of Work: Effort-Reward Imbalance
Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI)
ID = 091
Content Area(s)
- Benefits and compensation systems
- Career trajectory / ladder
- Job demands (or expectations)
- Job (in)security
Instrument Type
Questionnaire
Occupation and Sector Specificity
Occupation(s): Generic
Sector(s): Generic
Name and Size of Work Organization and/or Workplace Psychosocial Measures
Effort (6 items)
Esteem (reward sub-scale) (5 items)
Job promotion / salary (reward sub-scale) (4 items)
Job security (reward sub-scale) (2 items)
Other Content Areas Included in the Instrument
Over commitment (6 items)
Developmental Status of the Instrument
Instrument used widely; well-defined properties.
Languages
Original: German
Other: Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finish, French, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.
Reliability and Validity Information (or Relevant Citation)
Siegrist J, Starke D, Chandola T, Godin I, Marmot M, Neidhammer, Peter R (2004) The measurement of effort-reward imbalance at work: European comparisons. Social Science & Medicine, 58:1483-1499.
Selected Reference
Tsutsumi A and Kawakami N (2004) A review of empirical studies on the model of effort-reward imbalance at work: reducing occupational stress by implementing a new theory. Social Science & Medicine, 59:2335-2359.
Accessibility of the Instrument
Registration Required
User Fees
None
Where to Obtain a Copy of the Instrument
Send an e-mail to Johannes Siegrist at siegrist@uni-duesseldorf.de.