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Table 2 All items of the different scales in the Effort-Reward Questionnaire (ERI-Q).

From: Effort-reward imbalance and overcommitment in employees in a Norwegian municipality: a cross sectional study

"Effort" scale

"Reward" scale

"Overcommitment" scale

Time pressure (ERI_1)

Component esteem

Overwhelmed by pressure (OC1)

Interruptions (ERI_2)

Respect from superiors (ERI_7)

Think about work (OC2)

Responsibility (ERI_3)

Respect from colleagues (ERI_8)

Relax and "switch off" work (OC3)

Pressure to work overtime (ERI_4)

Adequate support (ERI_9)

Sacrifice too much for job (OC4)

Increasing demands (ERI_5)

Unfair treatment (ERI_10)

Work still on mind (OC5)

 

Respect and prestige at work (ERI_15)

Trouble sleeping at night (OC6)

 

Component job promotion

 
 

Job promotion prospects (ERI_11)

 
 

Adequate position (ERI_14)

 
 

Adequate work prospects (ERI_16)

 
 

Adequate salary/income (ERI_17)

 
 

Component job security

 
 

Undesirable change (ERI_12)

 
 

Job security (ERI_13)