Job Diagnostic Survey.

JDS

What it measures

Job design / work characteristics: five core job dimensions (Skill Variety, Task Identity, Task Significance, Autonomy, Feedback) feeding the Motivating Potential Score (MPS); also measures critical psychological states, growth-need strength, and satisfactions (incl. general/internal work motivation).

Length and format

~83 (full survey, multiple sections). 7-pt Likert + descriptive scales (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many incl. DE, ES, ZH, NL, FA, PT and others

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Hackman, J.R., & Oldham, G.R. (1975). Development of the Job Diagnostic Survey. Journal of Applied Psychology, 60(2), 159-170. ERIC ED099580.