Job Stagnation
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.843 sample items
About this scale
A multi-item measure of perceived job stagnation — feelings that one's job has become routine, unchallenging, and no longer offers growth.
Sample item(s)
“My job no longer offers challenges”
“I have stopped learning new things at work”
“My role has become routine”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.84. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Pair with career plateau scale.
Source & citation
Bardwick, J. M. (1986): The plateauing trap: How to avoid it in your career. AMACOM.
Bardwick, J. M. (1986): The plateauing trap: How to avoid it in your career. AMACOM.
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