Table 2 Mean, standard deviation (SD), item-total correlation and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of the scales of the DCSQ
Items | Switzerland | United States | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Item-total correlations | Alpha of scale | Mean (SD) | Item-total correlations | Alpha of scale | |
Psychological demands (scale range: 5-20) | 12.59 (2.44) | 0.72 | 13.27 (2.43) | 0.78 | ||
Item 1: work fast | 0.59 | 0.58 | ||||
Item 2: work intensively | 0.50 | 0.57 | ||||
Item 3: work effort | 0.48 | 0.54 | ||||
Item 4: overtime work | 0.51 | 0.55 | ||||
Item 5: conflicting demands | 0.33 | 0.54 | ||||
Decision latitude (scale range: 6-24) | 16.60 (3.00) | 0.77 | 17.31 (2.84) | 0.78 | ||
Item 6: learning new things | 0.45 | 0.54 | ||||
Item 7: skill level | 0.48 | 0.38 | ||||
Item 8: being creative | 0.64 | 0.62 | ||||
Item 9: variety of work | 0.45 | 0.49 | ||||
Item 10: how to do the work | 0.57 | 0.60 | ||||
Item 11: what to do at work | 0.50 | 0.57 | ||||
Social support at work (scale range: 6-24) | 18.88 (2.82) | 0.83 | 18.34 (2.68) | 0.84 | ||
Item 12: pleasant atmosphere | 0.62 | 0.52 | ||||
Item 13: spirit of unity | 0.68 | 0.73 | ||||
Item 14: colleagues support | 0.69 | 0.69 | ||||
Item 15: helpful colleagues | 0.53 | 0.52 | ||||
Item 16: relationship with superiors | 0.49 | 0.65 | ||||
Item 17: relationship with colleagues | 0.66 | 0.59 | ||||