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. 2021 Jul 29;14(4):873–882. doi: 10.1007/s40617-021-00625-0

Table 3.

Survey Items, Measurement Scales, and Sources for Each Reported Variable

Variable/Survey Section Items Measurement Scale Source
Job Insecurity— Self (same statements reworded for partner)

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with each of the following statements about your job:

1. I will be able to keep my present job as long as I wish.

2. My current organization will not cut back on the number of hours I work each week.

3. If my current organization were facing economic problems, my job would be the first to go.

4. I am confident that I will be able to work for my organization as long as I wish.

5. My job will be there as long as I want it.

6. If my job were eliminated, I would be offered another job in my current organization.

7. Regardless of economic conditions, I will have a job at my current organization.

8. I am secure in my job.

9. My current organization would transfer me to another job if I were laid off from my present job.

10. My job is not a secure one.

1 = Strongly disagree

2 = Disagree

3 = Somewhat disagree

4 = Neither agree nor disagree

5 = Somewhat agree

6 = Agree

7 = Strongly agree

Oldham et al. (1986)
Distractions during Work Hours

SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (COVID-19), how often do…

1. You get distracted by non-work-related tasks at home during work hours?

2. Other non-work-related tasks at home need your attention during work hours?

1 = Never

2 = Very rarely

3 = Sometimes

4 = Occasionally

5 = Very frequently

Developed for this study
Supervisor Social Support

SINCE WORKING REMOTELY DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (COVID-19), how often have you felt that…

1. Your immediate supervisor goes out of his/her way to do things to make your work life easier for you.

2. It is easy to talk with your immediate supervisor.

3. You can rely on your immediate supervisor when things get too tough at work.

4. Your immediate supervisor is willing to listen to your personal problems.

1 = Never

2 = Very rarely

3 = Sometimes

4 = Occasionally

5 = Very frequently

Beehr et al. (1990)
Time Management Planning

SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (COVID-19), have you…

1. Made a list of things that you have to do?

2. Determined which tasks you want to accomplish?

3. Set priorities for your tasks?

4. Prioritized tasks?

5. Made a schedule of activities that you have to do?

6. Thought about how much time to spend on each task?

1 = Never

2 = Very rarely

3 = Sometimes

4 = Occasionally

5 = Very frequently

Parke et al. (2018)
Information Exchange

SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (COVID-19), how often have you engaged in the following behaviors VIA TECHNOLOGY (e.g., phone, email, web sites, social media, etc.):

1. Exchanging information with colleagues via phone, email, web sites, social media, etc.?

2. Meeting with colleagues to share information via phone, email, web sites, social media, etc.?

3. Having informal conversations with colleagues to share information via phone, email, web sites, social media, etc.?

4. Emailing colleagues to share information?

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with each of the following statements. SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (COVID-19):

1. I share information with my colleagues in a timely way.

2. My colleagues share information with me in a timely way.

3. The information I share with colleagues is valuable and of high quality.

4. The information my colleagues share with me is valuable and of high quality.

1 = Never

2 = Very rarely

3 = Sometimes

4 = Occasionally

5 = Very frequently

Developed for this study
Burnout

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with each of the following statements. SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (COVID-19):

1. I feel tired.

2. I have no energy to go to work in the mornings.

3. I feel physically drained.

4. I feel fed up.

5. I feel like my "batteries" are "dead."

6. I feel burned out.

7. My thinking process is slow.

8. I have difficulty concentrating.

9. I feel I'm not thinking clearly.

10. I feel I'm not focused in my thinking.

11. I have difficulty thinking about complex things.

12. I am unable to be sensitive to the needs of co-workers and/or customers.

13. I am not capable or investing emotionally in co-workers and/or customers.

14. I am not capable of being sympathetic to co-workers and/or customers.

1 = Strongly disagree

2 = Disagree

3 = Somewhat disagree

4 = Neither agree nor disagree

5 = Somewhat agree

6 = Agree

7 = Strongly agree

Shirom & Melamed (2006)
Productivity

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with each of the following statements. SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC (COVID-19):

1. I am not productive in my work environment.

2. I can finish a large number of tasks daily while working remotely.

1 = Strongly disagree

2 = Disagree

3 = Somewhat disagree

4 = Neither agree nor disagree

5 = Somewhat agree

6 = Agree

7 = Strongly agree

Developed for this study