Organization of Work: Operational Police Stress Questionnaire
Operational Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-Op)
http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~dmccreary/PSQ_Development.html
ID = 120
Content Area(s)
- Job demands (or expectations)
- Work schedules (work hours)
- Supervisor support / relations
- Role strain (or uncertainty)
- Work-family [im]balance
Instrument Type
Questionnaire
Occupation and Sector Specificity
Occupation(s): Police
Sector(s): Policing
Name and Size of Work Organization and/or Workplace Psychosocial Measures
PSQ-Op (20 items)
Other Content Areas Included in the Instrument
None
Developmental Status of the Instrument
Development completed; one or more evaluations completed.
Languages
Original: English
Other: unknown
Reliability and Validity Information (or Relevant Citation)
Details available in a report available from the developer McCreary DR & Thompson MM (2004). The development of a reliable and valid measure of stressors in policing: A summary of findings from WSIB Development Grant 02-051. Final report submitted to the Research Advisory Council of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario.
Selected Reference
McCreary DR and Thompson MM (2006) Development of two reliable and valid measures of stressors in policing: The Operational and Organizational Police Stress Questionnaires. International Journal of Stress Management, 13:494-518.
Accessibility of the Instrument
Public Domain
User Fees
The measure can be used freely for academic research, as well as by Police Departments. For all other purposes, contact the principal investigator.
Where to Obtain a Copy of the Instrument
Instrument can be downloaded from the web site listed at the top of this record or contact the developer, Don McCreary, Ph.D., by phone at 416-635-2008 or e-mail at Don.McCreary@drdc-rddc.gc.ca