Stressors and Injury for Construction Workers Questionnaire

Mohammed looti

Stressors and Injury for Construction Workers Questionnaire

Assesses the relationship between job-task demands, organizational stressors, psychological/physical symptoms, and safety compliance among construction workers.

45 Questions

~11 min

Custom

Scale Development & Technical Details

Scale Overview

The Stressors and Injury for Construction Workers Questionnaire was developed by Goldenhar, L. M., Williams, L. J., & Swanson, N. G. (2003). It is designed to measure Occupational stressors, safety climate, physical/psychological symptoms, and safety compliance. The scale is intended for use with Construction workers and laborers.

Scale Structure

This instrument consists of 45 items organized into 14 factors/subscales: Job control, Job demands, Overcompensating at work, Skill under-utilization, Responsibility for safety of others, Safety climate, Training, Job certainty, Social support, Harassment and discrimination, Hours of exposure, Safety Compliance Index, Psychological symptoms, Physical symptoms.

Factor / Subscale	Items	N
Job control	1,2,3,4	4
Job demands	5,6	2
Overcompensating at work	7	1
Skill under-utilization	8	1
Responsibility for safety of others	9	1
Safety climate	10,11,12,13,14	5
Training	15,16,17,18	4
Job certainty	19,20,21,22	4
Social support	23,24,25,26,27,28	6
Harassment and discrimination	29,30,31,32,33,34	6
Hours of exposure	35	1
Safety Compliance Index	36,37,38	3
Psychological symptoms	39,40,41	3
Physical symptoms	42,43,44,45	4

Response Format

Respondents rate each item using a custom response format.

Response anchors: 1 = Never / Very Little / Strongly Disagree / Very Uncertain / No, 2 = Seldom / Little / Disagree / Uncertain, 3 = Sometimes / Moderate / Agree / Somewhat Certain, 4 = Often / Much / Strongly Agree / Certain / Yes, 5 = Always / A Great Deal.

The scale includes 4 reverse-scored items to reduce acquiescence bias.

Scoring

Items are scored by subscale, with each subscale sum representing a distinct dimension.

Psychometric Properties

Internal Consistency: The scale has demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency with reported Cronbach’s alpha values of Varies by subscale (see Goldenhar et al., 2003).

Administration

The scale is self-administered and typically takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. It can be administered individually or in group settings. No special training is required for administration.

0 / 45

About You

Please provide the following information before starting the assessment. This data is used for research purposes only and will remain confidential.

Gender *

Age *

Education Level

Country / Nationality

Instructions

Please answer the following questions based on your experiences at your current or most recent construction jobsite. Note that response scales vary across sections.

1 Never / Very Little / Strongly Disagree / Very Uncertain / No

2 Seldom / Little / Disagree / Uncertain

3 Sometimes / Moderate / Agree / Somewhat Certain

4 Often / Much / Strongly Agree / Certain / Yes

5 Always / A Great Deal

How much control (do/did) you have over the types of tasks you (are/were) assigned to do during a work-day?

Never / Very Little / Strongly Disagree / Very Uncertain / No Seldom / Little / Disagree / Uncertain Sometimes / Moderate / Agree / Somewhat Certain Often / Much / Strongly Agree / Certain / Yes Always / A Great Deal

How much control (do/did) you have over getting the contractor to provide you with the proper personal protective equipment that you (need/needed)?

How much control (do/did) you have over how fast or slow you (work/worked)?

In general, how much control would you say you (have/had) over your work and work-related factors?

How often (do/did) you have to work very fast on the job?

How often (do/did) you have to work very hard on the job?

How often on this job (do/did) you feel that you (have/had) to work harder than others in order to 'prove' yourself?

At work, how often (are/were) you given a chance to do the things that would help you to improve or perfect your skills?

At work, how much responsibility do you have for the safety of others on the jobsite?

At this jobsite, employees, supervisors, and managers (work/worked) together to ensure the safest possible working conditions.

At this jobsite, significant shortcuts (are/were) taken, which could put a worker’s health and safety at risk.

The protection of workers (is/was) a high priority with supervisors at this jobsite.

At this jobsite unsafe work practices (are/were) corrected by supervisors.

When you were a new employee at this jobsite, you learned that you were expected to follow good safety practices.

At this jobsite, sometimes I (am/was) given a task to do and I (am/was) not sure how to do it.

I believe that I have been properly trained to use all types of personal protective equipment.

Overall, I believe that I have had the training I need to work safely.

Overall, I wish that I had been better trained before ever working on a construction site.

How certain are you that job promotion and job advancement will exist for you in the construction industry during the next few years?

If you lost your job, how certain are you that you could support yourself?

If you lost your job, how certain are you that you could find a job to replace your income?

How certain are you about your job future?

How often does your immediate supervisor make an extra effort to make your work life easier for you?

How often does your immediate supervisor make an extra effort to make your work life safer for you?

How often can your immediate supervisor be relied upon to help you when a difficult situation arises at work?

How often do your co-workers make an extra effort to make your work life easier for you?

How often do your co-workers make an extra effort to make your work life safer for you?

How often can your co-workers be relied upon to help you when a difficult situation arises at work?

In the past year, on the jobsite, have you ever had unwanted suggestions about, or references to, sexual activity directed at you by co-workers?

In the past year, on the jobsite, have you ever had unwanted suggestions about, or references to, sexual activity directed at you by supervisors?

In the past year, on the jobsite, have you ever experienced unwanted physical contact, including that of a sexual nature, by co-workers?

In the past year, on the jobsite, have you ever experienced unwanted physical contact, including that of a sexual nature, by supervisors?

In the past year, on the jobsite, have you ever felt that you were mistreated due to the fact that you were a female/male by co-workers?

In the past year, on the jobsite, have you ever felt that you were mistreated due to the fact that you were a female/male by supervisors?

How many hours per day are you exposed to each of the following hazardous or unpleasant conditions: noise, chemicals, asphalt, asbestos, and lead?

How often do you wear earplugs?

How often do you wear safety glasses?

How often do you wear safety shoes?

In the past year, how often have you felt tense?

In the past year, how often have you felt angry?

In the past year, how often have you felt sad?

In the past year, how often have you experienced insomnia or had trouble sleeping?

In the past year, how often have you felt symptoms of nausea or stomach disorders?

In the past year, how often have you experienced headaches?

In the past year, how often have you experienced low-back pain?

Answer all questions to submit