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. 2019 Sep 13;58(2):132–141. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2018-0169

Table 3. Eigenvectors for the principal components with varimax rotation for occupational mental status.

Characteristics Eigenvector
Networks in the workplace
You are consulted before targets are set for your work 0.920
Your manager helps and supports you 0.907
You are involved in improving the work organization or work processes of your department or organization 0.905
Your colleagues help and support you 0.865
You have a say in the choice of your working partners 0.755
The direct control of your pace of work is dependent on your manager 0.590
Value of work
Your job gives you the feeling of work well done 0.763
You are able to apply your own ideas in your work 0.737
You have the feeling of doing useful work 0.726
You know what is expected of you at work 0.713
You have enough time to get the job done 0.692
You can take a break when you wish 0.548
You can influence decisions that are important for your work 0.524
Autonomy of work
Are you able to choose or change your methods of work? 0.930
Are you able to choose or change your order of tasks? 0.919
Are you able to choose or change your speed or rate of work? 0.891
Emotional aspects
You get emotionally involved in your work 0.791
You experience stress in your work 0.682
You are able to apply your own ideas in your work 0.680
Your job requires you to hide your feelings 0.643
Independence of work
Assessing the quality of your work yourself 0.831
Solving unforeseen problems on your own 0.794
Meeting precise quality standards 0.523
Goal-setting by others
Your pace of work is dependent on the automatic speed of a machine or movement of a product 0.829
Your pace of work is dependent on numerical production targets or performance targets 0.780
Your pace of work is dependent on the work done by colleagues 0.567
Tight working standards
Working at very high speed 0.902
Working to tight deadlines 0.887
Challenge level of work
Monotonous tasks 0.830
Complex tasks 0.801
Learning new things 0.532
Demands or interruption from others
Your pace of work is dependent on direct demands from people such as customers, passengers, pupils, patients, etc. 0.650
How often do you have to interrupt a task you are doing in order to take on an unforeseen task? 0.466