JCQ scale/subscale item | Health workers | Petroleum workers | ||||
Mean (SD)* | Skewness (SE)** | Kurtosis (SE)* | Mean (SD)* | Skewness (SE)** | Kurtosis (SE)** | |
Skill Discretion | ||||||
“Learn new things” | 2.96 (0.75) | −0.75 (0.04) | 0.74 (0.08) | 3.43 (0.56) | −0.61 (0.11) | 0.99 (0.22) |
“Repetitive work” *** | 3.14 (0.70) | −0.36 (0.04) | 1.86 (0.08) | 2.29 (0.74) | 0.22 (0.11) | −0.17 (0.22) |
“Requires creative” | 3.02 (0.75) | −0.22 (0.04) | 2.81 (0.08) | 3.16 (0.67) | −0.65 (0.11) | 1.01 (0.22) |
“High skill level” | 3.10 (0.71) | −0.56 (0.04) | 0.38 (0.08) | 2.78 (0.65) | −0.35 (0.11) | 0.34 (0.22) |
“Variety” | 2.63 (0.77) | −0.15 (0.04) | −0.34 (0.08) | 2.65 (0.71) | −0.20 (0.11) | −0.14 (0.22) |
“Develop own abilities” | 2.64 (0.77) | −0.28 (0.04) | −0.23 (0.08) | 3.25 (0.60) | −0.29 (0.11) | 0.00 (0.22) |
Decision Authority | ||||||
“Lot to say about my job” | 2.74 (0.77) | −0.02 (0.04) | 4.41 (0.09) | 2.90 (0.60) | −0.63 (0.11) | 1.56 (0.22) |
“Allows own decisions” | 2.26 (0.84) | 0.78 (0.04) | 3.43 (0.88) | 2.70 (0.74) | 0.00 (0.11) | −0.42 (0.22) |
“Little decision freedom”*** | 2.29 (0.76) | 0.26 (0.04) | −0.20 (0.08) | 2.71 (0.71) | −0.20 (0.11) | −0.11 (0.22) |
Psychological Job Demand | ||||||
“Working hard” | 2.33 (0.74) | 0.71 (0.04) | 2.07 (0.08) | 2.62 (0.75) | 0.36 (0.11) | −0.59 (0.22) |
“Working fast” | 2.31 (0.73) | 0.48 (0.04) | 0.12 (0.08) | 2.89 (0.72) | −0.03 (0.11) | −0.64 (0.22) |
“No excessive work”*** | 2.47 (0.73) | 0.30 (0.04) | 3.52 (0.09) | 2.64 (0.75) | 0.85 (0.11) | −0.42 (0.22) |
“Enough time to get the job done”*** | 2.91 (0.61) | −0.78 (0.04) | 1.88 (0.08) | 2.51 (0.70) | 0.54 (0.11) | −0.26 (0.22) |
“Conflicting demands” | 2.40 (0.72) | 0.42 (0.04) | 1.99 (0.08) | 2.86 (0.68) | 0.29 (0.11) | 0.12 (0.22) |
Emotional Demand | ||||||
“Work is emotionally demanding” | 2.84 (0.83) | −0.24 (0.04) | −0.57 (0.08) | **** | **** | **** |
“Communication and negotiation” | 3.20 (0.73) | −0.76 (0.04) | 0.62 (0.08) | **** | **** | **** |
“Suppressing my genuine emotion” | 2.86 (0.79) | 0.07 (0.04) | 1.75 (0.08) | **** | **** | **** |
Supervisor Social Support | ||||||
“Supervisor is concerned” | 2.81 (0.77) | −0.55 (0.04) | 0.23 (0.08) | 3.00 (0.70) | −0.80 (0.11) | 1.32 (0.22) |
“Supervisor supports my job” | 2.48 (0.79) | −0.09 (0.04) | −0.46 (0.09) | 2.62 (0.75) | −0.42 (0.11) | −0.11 (0.22) |
“Treats me with respect” | 3.21 (0.55) | −0.32 (0.04) | 1.75 (0.09) | 2.96 (0.71) | −0.78 (0.11) | 1.18 (0.22) |
Coworker Social Support | ||||||
“People are friendly” | 3.13 (0.56) | −0.34 (0.04) | 1.62 (0.08) | 3.05 (0.51) | −0.47 (0.11) | 3.20 (0.22) |
“People support me to do my job” | 2.48 (0.79) | −0.52 (0.04) | 1.63 (0.08) | 2.96 (0.55) | −0.54 (011) | 2.07 (0.22) |
“People treat me with respect” | 3.20 (0.50) | 0.08 (0.44) | 1.28 (0.08) | 2.84 (0.61) | −0.50 (0.11) | 0.91 (0.22) |