Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Measure Psychosocial Work Stressors in Modern Working Environments. Issue 3 (March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Diebig, Mathias; Dragano, Nico; Körner, Ulrike; Lunau, Thorsten; Wulf, Ines Catharina; Angerer, Peter
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 62:Issue 3(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Subjects: modern working environments -- psychosocial risk assessment -- validation -- work stressors; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001779
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Objective: The rapid development of technology is changing working conditions of many employees. With this, appropriate measurement instruments to capture work-related psychosocial risks to create healthy working conditions are becoming more and more important. Therefore, we developed and validated a questionnaire to assess stressors in work settings which are characterized by a high degree of digitization. Method: The validation was based on two independent studies with data collected in four subsamples. All participants were asked about their working conditions and health-related topics using online questionnaires. Results: The resulting 16-item questionnaire consists of five scales: work load, boundary permeability, participation, leader support, and usability. Conclusions: The results show that the five identified stressors showed acceptable to good values with regard to reliability (internal consistencies, test-retest reliabilities, and interrater agreement) as well as (convergent and concurrent) validity.