Organizational Constraints Scale.

OCS

What it measures

Organizational constraints - situational obstacles at work (poor equipment, incomplete information, interruptions, conflicting demands) that block performance

Length and format

11 items. 5-pt frequency Likert (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Adapted into Chinese, Spanish, Turkish and others (approx 10+ langs)

Normative data

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

Licence

open - non-commercial only

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Reference

Spector PE, Jex SM. Development of four self-report measures of job stressors and strain. J Occup Health Psychol. 1998;3(4):356-367.