| Job strain |
| Eller and Netterstrom (2007) |
2 items for demand, 12 items for control, 4 items for support |
Each dimension analyzed independently |
| Fujishiro et al. (2011) |
5 items for demand, 9 items for job control |
Categorized into high strain, low strain, and active and passive groups following trichotomization of the demands and control scales |
| Hintsa et al. (2008) |
3 items for work demand from the Occupational Stress Questionnaire, 9 items for control from the Job Content Questionnaire |
A continuous indicated calculated by subtracting the demands from control |
| Hintsanen et al. (2008) |
3 items for work demand from the Occupational Stress Questionnaire, 9 items for control from the Job Content Questionnaire |
Job strain obtained by division of the mean score of the job demands and control sub scales |
| Kamarck et al. (2012) |
5 items for job demand, job latitude composed of 6 item skill discretion and three item decision authority |
Task demand and control analyzed separately |
| Rosvall et al. (2002) |
5 items for demand, 6 items for decision latitude |
Scores dichotamized at the median to form job strain, active, passive, and relaxed jobs |
| Effort–reward imbalance |
| Eller and Netterstrom (2007) |
5 items for effort, 10 items for reward, 6 items for overcommitment |
ERI calculated as effort/reward × (5/10) |
| Xu et al. (2010) |
6 items for effort, 11 items for reward, 6 items for overcommitment |
ERI calculated as 11× effort/(6 × reward) |
