General Nordic Questionnaire for Psychological and Social Factors at Work (QPSNordic)

Is your work load irregular so that the work piles up?

Do you have to work overtime?

Is it necessary to work at a rapid pace?

Do you have too much to do?

Does your work require physical endurance?

Does your work require quick decisions?

Are your work tasks too difficult for you?

Does your work require maximum attention?

Does your work require great precision of movement?

Are there interruptions that disturb your work?

Does your work require complex decisions?

Is your work monotonous?

Do you have to repeat the same work procedure at intervals of a few minutes?

Do you perform work tasks for which you need more training?

Are your skills and knowledge useful in your work?

Is your work challenging in a positive way?

Do you consider your work meaningful?

Does your job require that you acquire new knowledge and new skills?

Is it possible to have social contact with co-workers while you are working?

Have you been exposed to threats or violence at work during the last two years?

Are errors in your work associated with a risk of personal injury?

Are errors in your work associated with the risk of economical losses?

Does your job include contact with customers or clients?

Does your work involve personal contact with customers or clients?

Do you have to receive and handle complaints from customers or clients?

Are you content with your ability to maintain a good relationship with your customers or clients?

Have clear, planned goals and objectives been defined for your job?

Do you know what your responsibilities are?

Do you know exactly what is expected of you at work?

Do you have to do things that you feel should be done differently?

Are you given assignments without adequate resources to complete them?

Do you receive incompatible requests from two or more people?

Does your job involve tasks that are in conflict with your personal values?

If there are alternative methods for doing your work, can you choose which method to use?

Can you influence the amount of work assigned to you?

Can you set your own work pace?

Can you decide yourself when you are going to take a break?

Can you decide the length of your break?

Do you have any flexibility in setting your own working hours?

Can you influence decisions concerning the persons you will need to collaborate with?

Can you decide when to be in contact with clients?

Can you influence decisions that are important for your work?

Do you know in advance what kind of tasks to expect a month from now?

Do you know in advance who will be your co-workers a month from now?

Do you know in advance who will be your superior a month from now?

Is it necessary to demonstrate your ability and competence to others in order to be assigned to attractive tasks or projects?

Do you feel that you have someone or an organization which looks after your interest?

Are there rumors concerning changes at your workplace?

Do you know what is required in order for you to get a job that you consider attractive in 2 years?

Do you know what has to be learned and which new skills have to be acquired in order for you to maintain a job that you consider attractive in 2 years?

Are you confident that, in 2 years from now, you will have a job that you consider as attractive as your present job?

Do you prefer the challenge presented by taking on new work tasks often?

Do you prefer the challenge presented by working with new co-workers?

Do you prefer the challenge presented by working in different places?

Are you content with the quality of the work you do?

Are you content with the amount of work that you get done?

Are you content with your ability to solve problems at work?

Are you content with your ability to maintain a good relationship with your co-workers at work?

Do you get information about the quality of the work you do?

Can you yourself immediately assess whether you did your work well?

If needed, can you get support and help with your work from your coworkers?

If needed, can you get support and help with your work from your immediate superior?

If needed, are your co-workers willing to listen to your work-related problems?

If needed, is your immediate superior willing to listen to your work-related problems?

If needed, can you talk with your friends about your work-related problems?

If needed, can you talk with your spouse or any other close person about your work-related problems?

Are your work achievements appreciated by your immediate superior?

Have you noticed any disturbing conflicts between co-workers?

Do you feel that your friends/ family can be relied for support when things get tough at work?

Have you noticed anyone being subjected to harassment or bullying at your workplace during the last six months?

How many people have you seen being bullied or subjected to harassment during the last six months?

Have you been subjected to bullying or harassment at the workplace during the last six months?

Does your immediate superior encourage you to participate in important decisions?

Does your immediate superior encourage you to speak up, when you have different opinions?

Does your immediate superior help you develop your skills?

Does your immediate superior tackle problems as soon as they surface?

Do you trust the ability of the management to look after the future of the company/ organization?

Does your immediate superior distribute the work fairly and impartially?

Does your immediate superior treat the workers fairly and equally?

Is the relationship between you and your immediate superior a source of stress to you?

Competitive

Encouraging and supportive

Distrustful and suspicious

Relaxed and comfortable