Investment Model Scale – Job (IMS-Job)

All things considered, to what extent are there good things associated with your job? (1 = None, 9 = A great many)

In general, to what extent do you find your job to be rewarding? (1 = Not at all rewarding, 9 = Extremely rewarding)

Does this job have more or fewer positive aspects than most people have at their places of employment? (1 = Job is worse than most, 9 = Job is better than most)

All things considered, to what extent are there unpleasant things associated with your job? (1 = Not at all costly, 9 = Extremely costly)

In general, to what extent are there costs or hardships associated with your job? (1 = Not at all costly, 9 = Extremely costly)

Does this job have more or fewer negative aspects than most people have at their places of employment? (1 = Fewer negative aspects, 9 = More negative aspects)

All things considered, how good are your alternatives to this job? (1 = Terrible, 9 = Excellent)

In general, how do your alternatives compare to your current job? (1 = Alternatives are much worse, 9 = Alternatives are much better)

How do your alternatives compare to your ideal way of occupying your time? (1 = Alternatives are much worse, 9 = Alternatives are much better)

In general, how much have you invested in this job? (1 = None, 9 = A great deal)

All things considered, to what extent are there activities, events, persons, or objects associated with your job that you would lose if you were to leave? (1 = None, 9 = A great many)

How does your investment in this job compare to what most people have invested in their jobs? (1 = I've invested less than most people, 9 = I've invested more than most people)

All things considered, how satisfied are you with your current job? (1 = Not at all satisfied, 9 = Extremely satisfied)

In general, how much do you like your job? (1 = Don't like it at all, 9 = Like it very much)

Knowing what you now know, if you had to decide all over again whether to take the job you now have, what would you decide? (1 = Definitely would not take this job, 9 = Would take this job without hesitation)

If a good friend of yours told you that he/she was interested in working in a job like yours for your employer, what would you tell him/her? (1 = Advise against it, 9 = Strongly recommend it)

How does this job compare to your ideal job? (1 = Far from ideal, 9 = Close to ideal)

How does your job measure up to the sort of job you wanted when you took it? (1 = Not at all like the job I wanted, 9 = Very much like the job I wanted)

How long would you like to stay at this job? (1 = Short period of time, 9 = Long period of time)

How likely is it that you will quit this job in the near future? (1 = Extremely likely, 9 = Not at all likely)

How committed are you to staying at your current job? (1 = Not at all committed, 9 = Extremely committed)

How attached are you to your current job? (1 = Not at all attached, 9 = Extremely attached)