TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Systematic comparative content analysis of 17 psychosocial work environment questionnaires using a new taxonomy
JO  - International journal of occupational and environmental health
A1  - Kop, Jean-Luc
A1  - Althaus, Virginie
A1  - Formet-Robert, Nadja
A1  - Grosjean, Vincent
SP  - 128
EP  - 141
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Many questionnaires have been developed to measure how psychosocial characteristics are perceived in a work environment. But the content validity of these questionnaires has rarely been questioned due to the absence of a reference taxonomy for characteristics of work environments. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To propose an exhaustive taxonomy of work environment characteristics involved in psychosocial risks and to apply this taxonomy to questionnaires on workplace psychosocial factors. <br><br>METHODS: The taxonomy was developed by categorizing factors present in the main theoretical models of the field. Questionnaire items most frequently cited in scientific literature were retained for classification. <br><br>RESULTS: The taxonomy was structured into four hierarchical levels and comprises 53 categories. The 17 questionnaires analyzed included 927 items: 59 from the "physical environment" category, 116 from the "social environment" category, 236 from the "work activity" category, 255 from the "activity management" category, and 174 from the "organizational context" category. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: There are major content differences among analyzed questionnaires. This study offers a means for selecting a scale on the basis of content.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-3525
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10773525.2016.1185214
ID  - ref1
ER  -