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Table 1 Scales and number of items used in G-COPSOQ II and G-COPSOQ III

From: Comparing perceived psychosocial working conditions of nurses and physicians in two university hospitals in Germany with other German professionals - feasibility of scale conversion between two versions of the German Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ)

Scales

G-COPSOQ II

G-COPSOQ III

N items

N items

Domain: Demands

Quantitative demands

4 items

3 items

Emotional demands

3 items

2 items

Demands for hiding emotions

2 items

2 items

Work-privacy-conflict

5 items

2 items

Domain: Influence and development

Influence at work

4 items

3 items

Degree of freedom at work / control over working time

4 items

2 items

Possibilities for development

4 items

3 items

Meaning of work

3 items

2 items

Workplace commitment

4 items

2 items

Domain: Interpersonal relations and leadership

Predictability

2 items

2 items

Role clarity

4 items

3 items

Role conflicts

4 items

3 items

Quality of leadership

4 items

4 items

Social support

4 items

4 items

Feedback

2 items

2 items

Social relations

2 items

Single item

Sense of community

3 items

2 items

Bullying

Single item

Single item

Trust & Justice

4 items

4 items

Further parameters

Insecurity over employment

4 items

4 items

Domain: Strain (effects, outcomes)

Intention to leave

Single item

Single item

Job satisfaction

7 items

6 items

General health

Single item

Single item

Burnout (CBI)

6 items

3 items

Overcommitment

3 items

Single item