JCQ
Job Content Questionnaire (Karasek) (JCQ)
The JCQ (Job Content Questionnaire) is an assessment tool used to measure the psychosocial dimensions of work, such as psychological demands, control over one's work and social support. It allows the psychologist to identify the level of work stress according to the demand-control-support model, thereby facilitating the prevention of psychosocial risks and intervention in the workplace.
- Number of questions
- 49 questions
- Estimated duration
- 15 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Job Content Questionnaire (Karasek)
- Target audience
- Employed adults
- Authors
- Robert A. Karasek (1985)
- Category
- Burnout, Work-related distress
Scoring & interpretation
Each item is rated on a Likert-type scale (often from 1 to 4). Scores are summed to calculate the subscales (psychological demands, decision latitude, social support). Interpretation follows the cutoffs in the manual, allowing classification into different profiles of psychological risk at work.
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