DUWAS Short Form
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.833 sample items
About this scale
A 10-item short form of the DUWAS measuring working excessively (5) and working compulsively (5). Used widely in occupational-health research.
Sample item(s)
“I find myself continuing to work after my coworkers have called it quits (working excessively)”
“I feel that there's something inside me that drives me to work hard (working compulsively)”
“I spend more time working than on socializing with friends (working excessively)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.83. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Schaufeli, W. B., Shimazu, A., & Taris, T. W. (2009): Being driven to work excessively hard. Cross-Cultural Research, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 320–348.
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