Job Content Questionnaire

A Research Tool to Assess Job-Related Stress

The Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) is a questionnaire-based instrument designed to measure the "content" of a respondent's work task(s) in a general manner which is applicable to all jobs and job holders in the U.S. The questionnaire scales have been used to predict job related stress and coronary heart disease in the U.S. and Sweden (see references). The best known scales are used to measure the high demand/low control model of job strain development, however over twenty other aspects of work and the individual are assessed. The scales are also relevant for studies of worker motivation, job satisfaction, absenteeism and labor turnover.

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Last Updated July 17, 1999.
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