Table 3. Averages (and standard deviations, SDs) of the BJSQ and New BJSQ scores obtained from a nationally representative survey of employees of Japan in 2010/2011 †.
| Scales ‡ | Number of items | Average | (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Quantitative job overload | 3 | 2.14 | 0.76 |
| 2. Qualitative job overload | 3 | 2.16 | 0.71 |
| 3. Physical demands | 1 | 2.49 | 1.08 |
| 4. Interpersonal conflict | 3 | 2.88 | 0.66 |
| 5. Poor physical environment | 1 | 2.78 | 0.99 |
| 6. Emotional demands | 3 | 2.65 | 0.82 |
| 7. Role conflict | 3 | 2.78 | 0.77 |
| 8. Work-self balance (negative) | 2 | 2.78 | 0.86 |
| Job demands summary | 2.58 | 0.51 | |
| 9. Job control | 3 | 2.53 | 0.74 |
| 10. Suitable jobs | 1 | 2.92 | 0.80 |
| 11. Skill utilization | 1 | 3.00 | 0.85 |
| 12. Meaningfulness of work | 3 | 3.09 | 0.67 |
| 13. Role clarity | 3 | 3.16 | 0.59 |
| 14. Career opportunity | 3 | 2.68 | 0.81 |
| 15. Novelty | 3 | 2.78 | 0.80 |
| 16. Predictability | 3 | 2.46 | 0.73 |
| Task-level job resources summary | 2.90 | 0.49 | |
| 17. Supervisor support | 3 | 2.37 | 0.75 |
| 18. Coworker support | 3 | 2.68 | 0.70 |
| 19. [Support from family and friends] | 3 | 3.31 | 0.68 |
| 20. Monetary/status reward | 2 | 2.41 | 0.79 |
| 21. Esteem reward | 2 | 2.72 | 0.67 |
| 22. Job security | 3 | 2.46 | 0.75 |
| 23. Leadership | 3 | 2.18 | 0.77 |
| 24. Interactional justice | 3 | 2.55 | 0.80 |
| 25. Workplace where people compliment each other | 3 | 2.42 | 0.82 |
| 26. Workplace where mistakes are acceptable | 2 | 2.26 | 0.78 |
| 27. Collective efficacy | 3 | 2.49 | 0.74 |
| Workgroup-level job resources summary | 2.45 | 0.54 | |
| 28. Trust with management | 3 | 2.53 | 0.71 |
| 29. Preparedness for change | 3 | 2.48 | 0.72 |
| 30. Procedural justice | 3 | 2.27 | 0.73 |
| 31. Respect for individuals | 3 | 2.12 | 0.72 |
| 32. Fair personnel evaluation | 3 | 2.15 | 0.77 |
| 33. Diversity | 3 | 2.52 | 0.70 |
| 34. Career development | 5 | 2.19 | 0.74 |
| 35. Work-self balance (positive) | 2 | 2.10 | 0.78 |
| Organizational-level job resources summary | 2.29 | 0.56 | |
| 36. Vigor | 3 | 2.26 | 0.79 |
| 37. Anger-irritability | 3 | 2.70 | 0.85 |
| 38. Fatigue | 3 | 2.70 | 0.88 |
| 39. Anxiety | 3 | 2.87 | 0.80 |
| 40. Depression | 6 | 3.27 | 0.67 |
| Psychological stress reaction (total) | 18 | 2.85 | 0.61 |
| 41. Physical stress reaction | 11 | 3.22 | 0.54 |
| 42. Job satisfaction | 1 | 2.60 | 0.85 |
| 43. [Satisfaction with family life] | 1 | 3.06 | 0.81 |
| 44. Workplace harassment | 2 | 3.58 | 0.67 |
| 45. Workplace social capital | 3 | 2.74 | 0.69 |
| 46. Work engagement | 2 | 2.52 | 0.77 |
| 47. Performance of a duty | 3 | 2.98 | 0.57 |
| 48. Realization of creativity | 3 | 2.67 | 0.72 |
| 49. Active learning | 3 | 2.55 | 0.72 |
† The number of respondents varied from 1,590 to 1,627 because of missing values. ‡ [ ] indicates non-work environment or outcome. Each scale score was converted so that the higher score indicates better state and ranges from 1 to 4. See text for more details on scoring.