Organizational Constraints Scale.
OCS
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)
- 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.
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