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. 2020 Oct 23;17(21):7771. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217771

Table A1.

Quality of Work items.

Area Dimension Variable Item Answer Category
Job design Participation Part1 To what extent are you involved in decisions in your organisation? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Part2 To what extent does your superior consider your opinion in decisions or in upcoming changes? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Feedback Feed1 To what extent do you receive feedback about your work from your superior or from your colleagues? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Feed2 To what extent do you receive feedback from your superior about your professional competences? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Autonomy Auto1 To what extent can you decide how you carry out your work? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Auto2 To what extent can you determine your working hours yourself? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Auto3 To what extent can you determine the order of your work tasks yourself? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Auto4 To what extent can you determine the content of your work yourself? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Work intensity Mental demands MD1 To what extent does your work demand concentration? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
MD2 To what extent is your work intellectually challenging? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Time pressure TP1 How often are you under time pressure or rushed in your work? 1 (= never) to 5 (= (almost) always)
TP2 How often are you required to meet tight deadlines in your work? 1 (= never) to 5 (= (almost) always)
Emotional demands ED1 How often does your work require you to control your feelings? 1 (= never) to 5 (= (almost) always)
ED2 How often does your work require you to hide your true feelings? 1 (= never) to 5 (= (almost) always)
Social conditions Social support Sup1 To what extent are you supported in your work by your colleagues? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Sup2 To what extent do you and your colleagues help one another with work-related problems? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Sup3 To what extent are you able to ask your colleagues for help for work-related problems? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Competition Comp1 To what extent are you competing with your colleagues? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Comp2 To what extent is there any competition amongst your colleagues? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Comp3 To what extent is there competitive pressure in your work area? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Comp4 To what extent are there rivalries in your group of colleagues? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
Mobbing Mobb1 How often is your work criticised by your colleagues or by your superior? 1 (= never) to 5 (= (almost) always)
Mobb2 How often are you ignored at work by your colleagues or your superior? 1 (= never) to 5 (= (almost) always)
Mobb3 How often are you assigned meaningless tasks by your superior? 1 (= never) to 5 (= (almost) always)
Mobb4 How often are you ridiculed in front of others by your superior or by your colleagues? 1 (= never) to 5 (= (almost) always)
Mobb5 How often are you in conflict with your colleagues or superior? 1 (= never) to 5 (= (almost) always)
Physical conditions Physical burden PB1 How often is your work physically strenuous, e.g., does it involve prolonged standing? 1 (= never) to 5 (= (almost) always)
PB2 How often does your work leave you physically exhausted? 1 (= never) to 5 (= (almost) always)
Risk of accident RA1 To what extent does your work put you at risk of accident and injury? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)
RA2 To what extent is your work carried out in working conditions that are harmful to health? 1 (= to a very low extent) to 5 (= to a very large extent)