Approach-Avoidance Job Crafting Scale (AAJCS)

I actively develop relationships with other people (e.g., colleagues, superiors, customers) at work.

I ask for feedback on the outcomes of my work.

I try to work with people (e.g., colleagues, customers) with whom I get on well.

I look for tasks that enable me to use my skills.

I look for tasks that help me to advance professionally.

I look for new tasks when I don't have much to do.

I voluntarily take on additional tasks at work.

I invest additional time and effort to do tasks better.

I actively seek challenges at work.

I voluntarily take on more responsibility at work.

I can see how my tasks help me to advance professionally.

I am aware that my tasks are important for society.

I consciously perceive that I develop myself by working together with people (e.g., colleagues, superiors, customers).

I can see how important my work is in my life.

I concentrate on the positive aspects of my work.

I perceive difficult tasks as a positive challenge.

I am aware that difficult tasks help me to advance professionally.

I consider a high degree of responsibility at work to be motivating.

I am aware that tough decisions help me to advance professionally.

I consciously perceive that I also do tasks better under time pressure.

I spend less time working on tasks that don't really interest me.

I carry out tasks that do not help me to advance professionally with less enthusiasm.

I pass on tasks that involve less responsibility.

I give a low priority to tasks if I think I won't get feedback on them.

I invest less time in tasks that don't require me to use my skills.

I put tasks that I find too demanding to the bottom of the pile.

I give away tasks that I don't like.

I postpone tasks that I consider unnecessary.

I pass on tasks that potentially involve clashes with persons (e.g., colleagues, superiors, customers).

I get tasks that require me to make tough decisions done faster.

I try to avoid thinking about tasks that don't require me to make decisions.

I take mental distance from tasks that do not help me to advance professionally.

I try to waste little thought on tasks for which I don't get any support.

I don't take tasks seriously where I can't use my skills.

I try to avoid thinking about tasks that don't enable me to advance professionally.

I take mental distance from tasks that put an emotional strain on me.

I rarely think of tasks I don't like.

I try to avoid thinking about tasks that require me to make tough decisions.

I rarely think about the fact that I also work with difficult people (e.g., difficult colleagues, superiors, customers).

I take mental distance from stressful tasks.