Testing two methods to create comparable scale scores between the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) and JCQ-like questionnaires in the European JACE study

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 189-201

  Karasek, Robert ^a,b   Choi, Bongkyoo ^a   Ostergren, Per Olof ^c   Ferrario, Marco ^d   De Smet, Patrick ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Instruments; Job strain; Kappa; Reliability; Scale comparability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB STRESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 37049008722     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03002993     Document Type: Article

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