OBJECTIVE: The rapid development of technology is changing working conditions of many employees. With this, appropriate measurement instruments to capture work-related psychosocial risks to create healthy working conditions are becoming more and more important. Therefore, we developed and validated a questionnaire to assess stressors in work settings which are characterized by a high degree of digitization. METHOD: The validation was based on two independent studies with data collected in four subsamples. All participants were asked about their working conditions and health-related topics using online questionnaires. RESULTS: The resulting 16-item questionnaire consists of five scales: work load, boundary permeability, participation, leader support, and usability. CONCLUSIONS: The results show that the five identified stressors showed acceptable to good values with regard to reliability (internal consistencies, test-retest reliabilities, and interrater agreement) as well as (convergent and concurrent) validity.
OBJECTIVE: The rapid development of technology is changing working conditions of many employees. With this, appropriate measurement instruments to capture work-related psychosocial risks to create healthy working conditions are becoming more and more important. Therefore, we developed and validated a questionnaire to assess stressors in work settings which are characterized by a high degree of digitization. METHOD: The validation was based on two independent studies with data collected in four subsamples. All participants were asked about their working conditions and health-related topics using online questionnaires. RESULTS: The resulting 16-item questionnaire consists of five scales: work load, boundary permeability, participation, leader support, and usability. CONCLUSIONS: The results show that the five identified stressors showed acceptable to good values with regard to reliability (internal consistencies, test-retest reliabilities, and interrater agreement) as well as (convergent and concurrent) validity.
Authors: Marlies Jöllenbeck; Olivia Maloku; Ines Berling; Tjorven Stamer; Elke Ochsmann Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-06-20 Impact factor: 4.614