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Table 1 The items in the occupational balance questionnaire (n = 4309)

From: Organizational and social work environment factors, occupational balance and no or negligible stress symptoms among Swedish principals – a cross-sectional study

Items (short form)

Median

Quartiles Q1, Q3

1. Having sufficient to do during a regular week

1

0, 1

2. Balance between doing things for myself and for others

1

0, 1

3. Time for doing the things I want

1

1, 1

4. Balance between work, home, family, leisure, rest and sleep

1

1, 1

5. Enough time for obligatory occupations

1

0, 1

6. Balance between physical, social, mental and restful occupations

1

1, 1

7. Satisfaction with how time is spent in everyday life

1

0, 1

8. Satisfaction with the number of occupations during a regular week

1

1, 1

9. Balance between obligatory and voluntary occupations

1

1, 1

10. Balance between energy-giving and energy-taking occupations

1

1, 1

11. Satisfaction with the time spent in rest, recovery and sleep

1

0, 1

  1. The items are responded to on a four step scale (0–3): Strongly disagree [0]; disagree [1]; agree [2]; strongly agree [3]