The Third Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire

Burr, Hermann; Berthelsen, Hanne; Moncada, Salvador; Nübling, Matthias; Dupret, Émilie; Demiral, Yücel; Oudyk, John; Kristensen, Tage S; Llorens, Clara; Navarro, Albert; Lincke, Hans-Joachim; Bocérean, Christine; Şahan, Ceyda; Smith, Peter M.; Pohrt, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.shaw.2019.10.002

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“…The items of the QoW and QoE were mainly newly developed, but we also used some existing items (e.g., [88]) or oriented us on existing questionnaires (e.g., the Work Design Questionnaire [89]; Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire [90]) and adapted the original wording to fit the context of a CATI survey better. During the development of the items, we followed several principals.…”

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The Quality of Work Index and the Quality of Employment Index: A Multidimensional Approach of Job Quality and Its Links to Well-Being at Work

Steffgen

Sischka

Henestrosa

2020

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(1) Background: Job quality is a multidimensional and elusive concept that is back in vogue among social scientists and policymaker. The current study proposes a new job quality approach that is compared with the European Working Conditions Survey framework and structured with the help of the Job Demands-Resources model. Two new measures of job quality, the Quality of Work Index (QoW) and the Quality of Employment Index (QoE) are developed and validated in three different languages (German, French, Luxembourgish). The QoW is composed of 43 items, focusing on four areas of work—work intensity, job design, social conditions, and physical conditions (subdivided in eleven components)—which are particularly important for employees’ well-being. The QoE is composed of 13 items that cover training opportunities, career advancement, job security, employability, work life conflict, and income satisfaction. (2) Methods: Data were collected via computer-assisted telephone interviews in a representative sample of 1522 employees working in Luxembourg (aged 17–67 years; 57.2% male). (3) Results: Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the proposed factors structure and scalar measurement invariance for the three different language versions. Internal consistencies were satisfactory for all subscales (Cronbach’s α between 0.70 and 0.87). Correlations and hierarchical regression analyses with different psychological health measures (i.e., burnout, general well-being, psychosomatic complaints, work satisfaction, vigor) and subjective work performance confirmed the construct validity of the new instruments. (4) Conclusions: The QoW and the QoE are globally and on the level of the sub-categories effective tools to measure job quality, which could be used to compare job quality between organizations and different countries. Furthermore, the current study confirms associations between the different components of the QoW and QoE and employees’ health.

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The Quality of Work Index and the Quality of Employment Index: A Multidimensional Approach of Job Quality and Its Links to Well-Being at Work

Steffgen

Sischka

Henestrosa

2020

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“…How often have you had problems relaxing?) preceded by "These questions are about how you have been during the last 4 weeks" from the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ), version III [41]. COP-SOQ covers a broad range of organizational and social work conditions.…”

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Study protocol of a co-created primary organizational-level intervention with the aim to improve organizational and social working conditions and decrease stress within the construction industry – a controlled trial

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Background: Within construction industry, physical work exposures have long been recognized as possible determinants for musculoskeletal disorders, but less attention has been given the increasing organizational and social work hazards and stress within this industry. There is to date a lack of knowledge about how to improve organizational and social working conditions and decrease stress within the construction industry. Methods: This paper outlines the design of a controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a co-created organizational-level intervention with the aim to improve role clarity, quantitative demands, staffing, planning, team effectiveness, psychosocial safety climate and stress. Two regions (> 700 employees) within one large construction company in Sweden will participate as intervention and control group. Further we present the design of the process evaluation assessing fidelity, support from managers, readiness for change and contextual factors. We will utilize questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, observations and documentation as means for data collection, hence a mixed methods approach is applied. Discussion: The study is expected to contribute to the understanding of how adverse organizational and social working conditions and stress can be improved within the construction industry. By applying co-creation we wish to develop an intervention and implementation strategies that fit to the context, are in line with the needs of endusers and are supported by all management levels-all of which are highlighted features in successful workplace interventions.

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“…The COPSOQ is a validated questionnaire that measures psychosocial factors at work [26][27][28]. The job satisfaction scale of this instrument consists of 6 items (B11: 1-5) and is combined with an additional global item (B11: 7 'how pleased are you with your job as a whole, everything taken into consideration?').…”

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IMPROVEjob – Participatory intervention to improve job satisfaction of general practice teams: A model for structural and behavioural prevention in small and medium-sized enterprises – a study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial

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Kersting

Pieper

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Background: Perceived high chronic stress is twice as high prevalent among German general practitioners (GP) and non-physician medical staff compared to the general population. The reasons are multi-factorial and include patient, practice, health-care system and societal factors, such as multi-morbidity, the diversity of populations, and innovations in medical care. Also, practice-related factors like stressful patient-staff interactions, poor process management with waiting times, and lack of leadership play a role. This publicly funded study evaluates the effectiveness of the newly developed participatory, interdisciplinary, and multimodal IMPROVEjob intervention on job satisfaction among general practice personnel. The intervention aims at structural stress prevention with regard to working conditions and behavioural stress prevention for leaders and other practice personnel.Methods: In this cluster-randomised controlled trial, a total of 56 general practices will be assigned to either (1) participation in the IMPROVEjob intervention for nine months or (2) the waiting-list control group. The IMPROVEjob intervention consists of the following elements: three workshops, a toolbox with supplemental material, and an implementation period with regular contact to so-called IMPROVEjob facilitators. The first workshop, addressing leadership issues, is designed for physicians with leadership responsibilities only. The two subsequent workshops target all GP and non-physician personnel; they address issues regarding communication (with patients and within the team), self- and team-care as well as practice organisation. During the nine-month implementation period, practices will be contacted by IMPROVEjob facilitators to enhance motivation. Additionally, the practices will have access to the toolbox materials online. At baseline and follow-up, all participants will complete questionnaires. The primary outcome is the change in job satisfaction as measured with the respective scale of the validated German version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ, version 2018). Secondary outcomes obtained by questionnaires and – qualitatively – by facilitators comprise psychosocial working conditions including leadership aspects, expectations regarding and experiences with the workshops, team and individual efforts, and organisational changes.Discussion: It is hypothesised that participation in the IMPROVEjob intervention will improve job satisfaction and thus constitute a structural and behavioural prevention strategy for the promotion of psychological well-being of personnel in general practices and prospectively in other small- and medium-sized enterprises.Trial registration: German Clinical Trials Register, DRKS00012677. Registered 16 October 2019-Retrospectively, https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.donavigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00012677.

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The Third Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire

Cited by 286 publications

References 70 publications

The Quality of Work Index and the Quality of Employment Index: A Multidimensional Approach of Job Quality and Its Links to Well-Being at Work

The Quality of Work Index and the Quality of Employment Index: A Multidimensional Approach of Job Quality and Its Links to Well-Being at Work

Study protocol of a co-created primary organizational-level intervention with the aim to improve organizational and social working conditions and decrease stress within the construction industry – a controlled trial

IMPROVEjob – Participatory intervention to improve job satisfaction of general practice teams: A model for structural and behavioural prevention in small and medium-sized enterprises – a study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial

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