Work-Related Depression, Anxiety, and Irritation
Measures Work Stress.
Sample items
- “I feel unhappy 12. I get aggravated”
- “I feel cheerful (R) Anxiety items:”
Reliability & validity
Cronbach's α 0.81–0.86 across reported samples.
Sources
- Caplan, Cobb, French, Van Harrison, and Pinneau (1980) (1980)
Deploy it
The full item bank and survey deployment live in the People Analytics Toolbox (the enterprise survey-item library), with the min-N privacy gate.
What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“Finally, we are so thankful to our families for their support: to Jennifer, who has kept this project moving with her enthusiasm and profound insights. And to Heidi and to Cassi and Braeden; Carter, Luisa, Lucas Chester, and Clara Iris; Brinden; and Garrett and Maile.…”
— Anxiety at Work 8 Strategies to Help Teams Buildmatch 54%
“Data we were about to present would show that levels of anxiety at work had been steadily rising well before this; and we predicted that things were about to get a lot worse. When we stepped onto the stage, at least half the audience members had their heads in their phones, yet…”
— Anxiety at Work 8 Strategies to Help Teams Buildmatch 53%
“Duke University Medical Center reported in a 1997 study that workplace stress, especially in tandem with a lack of job autonomy, heightens the incidence of depression, anxiety, anger. and a whole range of physical health problems. According to the Stress Institute of America’s…”
— Worldatwork Handbook Compensationmatch 52%
Resources: Anxiety at Work 8 Strategies to Help Teams Build · Worldatwork Handbook Compensation