Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
The Third Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (Original Article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
The Third Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (Original Article)
The Third Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (Original Article)
Subject
Psychosocial risk factors, Psychosocial working conditions, Risk assessment
Description
Introduction: A new third version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III) has been developed in response to trends in working life, theoretical concepts, and international experience. A key component of the COPSOQ III is a defined set of mandatory core items to be included in national short, middle, and long versions of the questionnaire. The aim of the present article is to present and test the reliability of the new international middle version of the COPSOQ III.
Methods: The questionnaire was tested among 23,361 employees during 2016e2017 in Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Sweden, and Turkey. A total of 26 dimensions (measured through scales or single
items) of the middle version and two from the long version were tested. Psychometric properties of the
dimensions were assessed regarding reliability (Cronbach a), ceiling and floor effects (fractions with
extreme answers), and distinctiveness (correlations with other dimensions).
Results: Most international middle dimensions had satisfactory reliability in most countries, though
some ceiling and floor effects were present. Dimensions with missing values were rare. Most dimensions had low to medium intercorrelations.
Conclusions: The COPSOQ III offers reliable and distinct measures of a wide range of psychosocial di-
mensions of modern working life in different countries; although a few measures could be improved. Future testing should focus on validation of the COPSOQ items and dimensions using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Such investigations would enhance the basis for recommendations using the COPSOQ III.
Methods: The questionnaire was tested among 23,361 employees during 2016e2017 in Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Sweden, and Turkey. A total of 26 dimensions (measured through scales or single
items) of the middle version and two from the long version were tested. Psychometric properties of the
dimensions were assessed regarding reliability (Cronbach a), ceiling and floor effects (fractions with
extreme answers), and distinctiveness (correlations with other dimensions).
Results: Most international middle dimensions had satisfactory reliability in most countries, though
some ceiling and floor effects were present. Dimensions with missing values were rare. Most dimensions had low to medium intercorrelations.
Conclusions: The COPSOQ III offers reliable and distinct measures of a wide range of psychosocial di-
mensions of modern working life in different countries; although a few measures could be improved. Future testing should focus on validation of the COPSOQ items and dimensions using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Such investigations would enhance the basis for recommendations using the COPSOQ III.
Creator
Hermann Burr, Hanne Berthelsen, Salvador Moncada, Matthias Nübling, Emilie Dupret, Yucel Demiral, John Oudyk, Tage S. Kristensen, Clara Llorens, Albert Navarro, Hans-Joachim Lincke, Christine Bocéréan, Ceyda Sahan, Peter Smith, Anne Pohrt, on behalf of the international COPSOQ Network
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
December 2019
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
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Language
English
Type
Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
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Hermann Burr, Hanne Berthelsen, Salvador Moncada, Matthias Nübling, Emilie Dupret, Yucel Demiral, John Oudyk, Tage S. Kristensen, Clara Llorens, Albert Navarro, Hans-Joachim Lincke, Christine Bocéréan, Ceyda Sahan, Peter Smith, Anne Pohrt, on behalf of the international COPSOQ Network , “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
The Third Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1963.
The Third Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1963.