Job Descriptive Index.
JDI
Job satisfaction across five facets: Work itself, Pay, Promotion (opportunities), Supervision, Co-workers. Companion global measure = Job in General (JIG).
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 72 (5 facets); JIG adds 18 (8 in abridged aJIG). adjective checklist - respond Yes / No / ? (cannot decide) to each descriptor (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Many incl. ES, PT, ZH, AR, FR, Persian, Thai, Korean; widely adapted
- Licence
- copyrighted - author permission
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- Reference
- Smith, P.C., Kendall, L.M., & Hulin, C.L. (1969). The Measurement of Satisfaction in Work and Retirement. Rand McNally. https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/psychology/services/job-descriptive-index.html
https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/psychology/services/job-descriptive-index.html
More in Work: attitudes and wellbeing
- CBI - Copenhagen Burnout Inventory
19 (6 / 7 / 6). public-domain / open.
- Andrews-Withey Job Satisfaction / Faces single-item measures
1-5 (single-item or very short). public-domain / open.
- AWS - Areas of Worklife Survey
28 (full); 18 (short, 6 areas x 3). copyrighted - commercial.
- BWAS - Bergen Work Addiction Scale
7 items. open with attribution.
- BRJSI - Brayfield-Rothe Index of Job Satisfaction
18; 5-item short form widely used. public-domain / open.
- BJSQ - Brief Job Stress Questionnaire
57 (standard); 23-item short form. public-domain / open.
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