ERIQ
Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (ERIQ)
The Siegrist model questionnaire is a self-report tool for assessing work stress that focuses on the imbalance between the efforts made and the rewards received in return. It explores three complementary dimensions: extrinsic effort, occupational rewards, and overcommitment. In clinical practice, it helps identify chronic exposure to psychosocial risks, document a context of work-related distress, and shed light on presentations of occupational stress, emotional exhaustion, burnout, or work-related anxiety and depressive symptoms. It is particularly useful with employed adults, in occupational psychology or occupational health consultations, or in a psychological assessment that takes the work environment into account.
- Number of questions
- 23 questions
- Estimated duration
- 10 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire
- Target audience
- Working adults
- Authors
- Johannes Siegrist (1996)
- Category
- Burnout
Scoring & interpretation
In the most widely used French version, add up the 6 effort items to obtain an effort score, the 11 reward items to obtain a reward score, then the 6 overcommitment items for the corresponding score, with overcommitment item 20 reverse-scored. The main imbalance is estimated by an effort-to-reward ratio adjusted by the correction factor 11/6. A ratio greater than 1 indicates an unfavorable imbalance, with high efforts relative to rewards. Overcommitment is interpreted separately, a higher score reflecting excessive involvement and difficulty detaching from work. Interpretation must always be put in context with the job, the employment conditions, and the clinical interview.
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