Need for Recovery Scale (NFR, Van Veldhoven & Broersen)
HR & WorkReliability: alpha 0.883 sample items
About this scale
An 11-item measure of need for recovery from work — short-term aftereffects of a working day characterized by feelings of overload, irritability, and reduced motivation.
Sample item(s)
“I find it hard to relax at the end of a working day”
“After my work, I find it hard to show interest in other people”
“After a working day, I am often too tired to do other activities”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.88. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Use as a proximal indicator of strain in the JD-R model.
Source & citation
Van Veldhoven, M., & Broersen, S. (2003): Measurement quality and validity of the 'need for recovery scale'. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 60(Suppl I), pp. i3–i9.
Van Veldhoven & Broersen (2003): NFR. OEM, 60(Suppl I), i3–i9.
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