TY - JOUR AU1 - Persson, Roger AU2 - Hansen, Åse AU3 - Garde, Anne AU4 - Kristiansen, Jesper AU5 - Nordander, Catarina AU6 - Balogh, Istvan AU7 - Ohlsson, Kerstina AU8 - Östergren, Per-Olof AU9 - Ørbæk, Palle AB - Int Arch Occup Environ Health (2012) 85:45–55 DOI 10.1007/s00420-011-0647-2 O R I G IN AL ARTI CL E Can the job content questionnaire be used to assess structural and organizational properties of the work environment? • • • Roger Persson Ase Marie Hansen Anne Helene Garde • • • Jesper Kristiansen Catarina Nordander Istvan Balogh • • Kerstina Ohlsson Per-Olof Ostergren Palle Ørbæk Received: 1 November 2010 / Accepted: 3 May 2011 / Published online: 15 May 2011 Springer-Verlag 2011 Abstract Conclusion Conducting highly similar work does not lead Objective The theory behind the Job Content Question- to highly similar reports in the JCQ. In view of the large naire (JCQ) presumes that the ‘‘objective’’ social environ- response variation, it seems that the attempt to avoid per- ment is measurable via self-report inventories such as the sonal influence by minimizing the self-reflexive component JCQ. Hence, it is expected that workers in identical work in the questions asked, and using response alternative that will respond highly similar. However, since no studies have indicates degree of agreement, does not seem to work as evaluated this basic assumption, we decided to investigate intended. whether workers performing highly similar work also responded similarly TI - Can the job content questionnaire be used to assess structural and organizational properties of the work environment? JF - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health DO - 10.1007/s00420-011-0647-2 DA - 2011-05-15 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/can-the-job-content-questionnaire-be-used-to-assess-structural-and-LaiTEuOSF5 SP - 45 EP - 55 VL - 85 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -