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. 2018 Apr 30;9:584. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00584

Table 1.

COPSOQ structure, number of items, omegas, and examples of all scales.

Domain Dimension Abbreviation Omega No. of items Version (Example) Items
Health and well-being General health rating GH 1 L,M,S In general, would you say your health is: Excellent/very good/good/fair/poor
Burnout BO 0.91 4 L,M,S How often have you been emotionally exhausted?
Stress ST 0.89 4 L,M,S How often have you been stressed?
Troubles sleeping SL 0.89 4 L,M How often have you slept badly and restlessly?
Depressive symptoms DS 0.81 4 L How often have you felt sad?
Somatic stress symptoms SO 0.71 4 L How often have you had stomach ache?
Cognitive stress symptoms CS 0.87 4 L How often have you had problems concentrating?
Personality Self-efficacy SE 0.80 6 L It is easy for me to stick to my plans and reach my objectives.
Work-individual Interface Job insecurity JI 0.72 4 L Are you worried about becoming unemployed?
Job satisfaction JS 0.82 4 L,M,S Satisfied with your job as a whole, everything taken into consideration?
Work-family conflict WF 0.87 4 L,M,S Do you feel that your work takes so much of your time that it has a negative effect on your private life?
Family-work conflict FW 2 L Do you feel that your private life takes so much of your time that it has a negative effect on your work?
Interpersonal relations and leadership Job predictability PR 2 L,M,S Do you receive all the information you need in order to do your work well?
Job rewards RE 0.87 3 L,M,S Does the management at your workplace respect you?
Role clarity CL 0.86 3 L,M,S Do you know exactly what is expected of you at work?
Role conflicts CO 0.84 4 L,M Are contradictory demands placed on you at work?
Quality of leadership QL 0.91 4 L,M,S Your supervisor gives high priority to job satisfaction?
Social support from colleagues SC 0.78 3 L,M How often do you get help and support from your colleagues?
Social support from supervisor SS 0.87 3 L,M,S How often do you get help and support from your nearest superior?
Social community SW 0.81 3 L,M Do you feel part of a community at your place of work?
Demands at work Quantitative demands QD 0.83 4 L,M,S Do you get behind with your work?
Work pace WP 0.87 3 L,M,S Do you have to work very fast?
Cognitive demands CD 0.77 4 L Do you have to keep your eyes on lots of things while you work?
Emotional demands ED 0.79 4 L,M,S Is your work emotionally demanding?
Demands for hiding emotions HE 0.66 3 L Does your work require that you hide your feelings?
Work organization and job contents Influence IN 0.74 4 L,M,S Do you have any influence on what you do at work?
Possibilities for development PD 0.80 4 L,M,S Does your work give you the opportunity to develop your skills?
Variation VA 2 L Is your work varied?
Meaning of work MW 0.85 3 L,M,S Is your work meaningful?
Commitment to the workplace CW 0.77 4 L,M,S Do you enjoy telling others about your place of work?
Values at workplace level Trust in management TM 0.75 4 L,M,S Can you trust the information that comes from the management?
Mutual trust between employees TE 0.77 3 L,M Do the employees in general trust each other?
Justice JU 0.85 4 L,M,S Is the work distributed fairly?
Social responsibility SI 0.80 4 L Is there space for employees of a different race and religion?

L, Long version; M, Medium version; S, Short version.