Decent Work Scale.

DWS

What it measures

Decent work as the centerpiece of Psychology of Working Theory (PWT): five components - physically and interpersonally safe working conditions, access to health care, adequate compensation, hours allowing free time and rest, and organizational values that complement family/social values.

Length and format

15 (5 subscales x 3 items). 7-point Likert (strongly disagree to strongly agree); bifactor scoring (general decent-work score + 5 subscale scores) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Validated in multiple languages incl. PT (Portuguese/Brazilian), ZH (Chinese), ES, IT, KO, TR and others within the rapidly growing PWT literature

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Duffy, R.D., Allan, B.A., England, J.W., et al. (2017). The development and initial validation of the Decent Work Scale. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64(2), 206-221.