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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

What Does a Single-Item Measure of Job Stressfulness Assess?

Jonathan Houdmont, Liza Jachens, Raymond Randall, Sadie Hopson, Sean Nuttall, Stamatia Pamia

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Jonathan HoudmontCentre for Organizational Health and Development, Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, B Floor, Yang Fujia Building, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UK. jonathan.houdmont@nottingham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-5174-2619
Liza JachensPsychology, Sociology and Professional Counselling, Webster University, 1293 Geneva, Switzerland. jachens@webster.ch.ORCID 0000-0003-2581-285X
Raymond RandallManagement School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 1FL, UK. r.randall@sheffield.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6991-9037
Sadie HopsonCentre for Organizational Health and Development, Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, B Floor, Yang Fujia Building, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UK. msxsjh@nottingham.ac.uk.
Sean NuttallCentre for Organizational Health and Development, Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, B Floor, Yang Fujia Building, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UK. msxscn@nottingham.ac.uk.
Stamatia PamiaCentre for Organizational Health and Development, Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, B Floor, Yang Fujia Building, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham NG8 1BB, UK. msxsp10@nottingham.ac.uk.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-item measures of global job stressfulness are increasingly used in occupational health research, yet their construct validity remains unexplored. This study used a qualitative approach to identify frames of reference that underlie self-ratings on such a measure. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 55 adults in full-time employment who completed a single-item measure inviting a rating of the extent to which their job is generally stressful. A cognitive interview schedule was used to explore the factors taken into account when providing a global rating, with thematic analysis applied to identify themes in the interview transcripts. The most common frames of reference were the presence of problematic psychosocial working conditions, particularly job demands. Health characteristics, predominantly poor psychological wellbeing, emerged as a further less dominant secondary theme. Almost half the sample cited four or more referents. In terms of the timeframe under consideration, most participants referred to a long timeframe such as their work in general, with some specifying their current job and, a few, recent weeks. These findings shed light on the frames of reference used to inform judgements on global job stressfulness elicited by a single-item measure and in doing so contribute to the evidence base to support the application of such measures in occupational health research and organisational psychosocial risk management activities.

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Occupational StressSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentAdultEmploymentFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOccupational HealthYoung Adultcognitive interviewconstruct validitypsychological wellbeingpsychosocial working conditionssingle-item measure

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