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Work: attitudes and wellbeing

Brief Job Stress Questionnaire.

BJSQ

What it measures
Job stressors, stress reactions (psychological and physical) and modifying factors (social support, satisfaction) - the NIOSH job-stress model
Length and format
57 (standard); 23-item short form. 4-pt Likert (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Japanese original; English, Chinese, Korean and other adaptations (approx 5-10 langs)
Normative data
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Licence
public-domain / open

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Reference
Shimomitsu T, et al. The final development of the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire mainly used for assessment of the individuals. In: Ministry of Labour report on prevention of work-related diseases. Tokyo; 2000.

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