Job Diagnostic Survey.
JDS
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).
- Provisionally grouped under
- 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
- 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.
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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