Job Involvement Scale – JIS

I’ll stay overtime to finish a job, even if I’m not paid for it.

You can measure a person pretty well by how good a job he does.

The major satisfaction in my life comes from my job.

For me, mornings at work really fly by.

I usually show up for work a little early, to get things ready.

The most important things that happen to me involve my work.

Sometimes I lie awake at night thinking ahead to the next day’s work.

I’m really a perfectionist about my work.

I feel depressed when I fail at something connected with my job.

I have other activities more important than my work.

I live, eat, and breathe my job.

I would probably keep working even if I didn’t need the money.

Quite often I feel like staying home from work instead of coming in.

To me, my work is only a small part of who I am.

I am very much involved personally in my work.

I avoid taking on extra duties and responsibilities in my work.

I used to be more ambitious about my work than I am now.

Most things in life are more important than work.

I used to care more about my work, but now other things are more important to me.

Sometimes I’d like to kick myself for the mistakes I make in my work.