Table 1 Items from the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and Demand Control Questionnaire (DCQ) included in the IPD-Work
JCQ | DCQ |
|---|---|
Psychological demand | Psychological demand |
working very fast | work very fast |
working very hard | work very intensively |
no excessive amount of work | too much effort |
enough time | enough time |
conflicting demands | conflicting demands |
Control | Control |
learn new things | learn new things |
high level of skill | high level of skill or expertise |
require you to be creative | require you to take the initiative |
repetitive work | same thing to do over and over again |
a lot of say | deciding what you do at work |
little decision freedom | deciding how you do your work |