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Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire



This is the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire. Please answer the following questions by checking on the cell that best describes you, using the following scales: (1) Never, (2) Seldom (3) Sometimes, (4) Often, and (5) Always.

Quantitative 1 2 3 4 5
a. Do you have to work very fast?
b. Is your workload unevenly distributed so it piles up?
c. How often do you not have time to complete all your work tasks?
d. Do you have to do overtime?
Cognitive
a. Do you have to keep your eyes on lots of things while you work?
b. Does your work require that you remember a lot of things?
c. Does your work require you to make difficult decisions?
Emotional Demands
a. Does your work put you in emotionally disturbing situations?
b. Is your work emotionally demanding?
c. Do you get emotionally involved in your work?
Demands for Hiding Emotions
a. Does your work require that you do not state your opinion?
b. Does your work require that you hide your feelings?
Sensorial Demands
a. Does your work require that you have very clear and precies eyesight?
b. Does your work require that you have to control your movements, e.g., your hands and arms consciously?
c. Does your work demand constant attention?
d. Does your work require a high level of precision?
Influence at Work
a. Do you have a large defree of influence concerning your work?
b. Do you have a say in choosing who you work with?
c. Can you influence the amount of work assigned to you?
d. Do you have any influence on WHAT you do at work?
Possibilities for Development
a. Is your work varied?
b. Does your work require you to take the initiative?
c. Do you have the possibility of learning things through your work?
d. Can you use your skills or expertise in your work?
Degree of Freedom at Work
a. Can you decide when to take a break?
b. Can you take holidays more or less when you wish?
c. Can you leave your work to have a chat with a colleague?
d. If you have a private business, is it possible for you to leave your place of work for half an hour without special permission?
Meaning of Work
a. Is your work meaningful?
b. Do you feel that the work you do is important?
c. Do you feel motivated and involved in your work?
Commitment to the Workplace
a. Would you like to stay at your current place of work for the rest of your working life?
b. Do you enjoy telling others about your work?
c. Do you feel that your problems at your place of work are yours, too?
d. Do you feel that your place of work is of great personal importance to you?
Predictability
a. At your place of work, are you informed well in advance concerning for example important decisions, changes, or plans for the future?
b. Do you receive all the information you rnedd in order to do your work well?
Role-Clarity
a. Do you know exactly how much you say you have to work?
b. Does your work have clear objectives?
c. Do you know exactly which areas are your responsibility?
d. Do you know exactly what is expected of you at work?
Role-Conflicts
a. Do you do things at work, which are accepted by some people but not by others?
b. Are contradictory demands placed on you at work?
c. Do you sometimes have to do things, which ought to have been done in a different way?
d. Do you sometimes have to do things, which seem to you to be unnecessary?
Quality of Leadership - To what extent would you say that your immediate superior...
a. Makes sure that the individual member of staff has good development opportunities?
b. Gives high priority to job satisfaction?
c. Is good at work planning?
d. Is good at solving conflicts?
Social Support
a. How often do you get help and support from your colleagues?
b. How often are your colleagues willing to listen to your work-related problems?
c. How often do you get help and support from your immediate superior?
d. How often is your immediate superior willing to listen to your work-related problems?
Feedback at Work
a. How often does your superior talk with you about how well you carry out your work?
b. How often ado your colleagues talk with you about how well you carry out your work?
Social Relations
a. Do you work isolated from your colleagues?
b. Is it possible to you to talk to your colleagues while you are working?
Sense of Community
a. Is there a good atmosphere between you and your colleagues?
b. Is there a good cooperation between the colleagues at work?
c. Do you feel part of your community at your place of work?

Insecurity about work - Are you worried about... Yes No
a. Becoming unemployed?
b. New technology making you redundant?
c. It being difficult for you to find another job if you become unemployed?
d. Being transferred to another job against your will?

Job Satisfaction - Regarding you work in general. How pleased are you with... Highly Satisfied (5) Satisfied (4) Fairly Satisfied (3) Unsatisfied (2) Highly Unsatisfied (1)
a. Your work prospects?
b. The physical working conditions?
c. The way your abilities are used?
d. Your job as a whole, everything taken into consideration?

General Health Excellent(5) Very Good (4) Good (3) Fair (2) Poor(1)
In general, would you say your health is:
a. I seem to get sick a little easier than other people.
b. I am as healthy as anybody I know.
c. I expect my health to get worse.
d. My health is excellent.

Mental Health - How much of the time during the past 4 weeks - All of the time (5) Most of the time (4) A good bit of time (3) Some of the time (2) None of the time (1)
a. have you been a very nervous person?
b. have you felt so down in the dumps that nothing could cheer you up?
c. have you felt calm and peaceful?
d. have you felt downhearted and blue?
e. have you been a happy person?
Vitality - How much of the time during the past 4 weeks -
a. did you feel full of pep?
b. did you have a lot of energy?
c. did you feel worn out?
d. did you feel tired?
Behavioral Stress
Consider each of the ff. statement and indicate how well the descriptions fit your situation during the past 4 weeks
Correct (5) Almost corrent (4) Some what corrent (3) Only slightly corrent (2) Incorrect (1)
a. I have not been able to stand dealing with other people.
b. I have not had the time to relax or enjoy myself.
c. I have been a bit touchy.
d. I have lacked initiative.
Somatic Stress
How much of the time during the past 4 weeks have you -
Always (5) Often (4) Sometimes (3) Seldom (2) Never (1)
a. had problems concentrating?
b. had difficulty in taking decisions?
c. had difficulty with remembering?
d. found it difficult to think clearly?