PMID- 18931854
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20090716
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1432-1246 (Electronic)
IS  - 0340-0131 (Linking)
VI  - 82
IP  - 6
DP  - 2009 May
TI  - Experimental manipulation of psychosocial exposure and questionnaire sensitivity 
      in a simulated manufacturing setting.
PG  - 735-46
LID - 10.1007/s00420-008-0364-7 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: The objectives of this study were to determine the efficacy of 
      experimental manipulations of psychosocial exposures and to evaluate the 
      sensitivity of a psychosocial questionnaire by determining the factors perceived. 
      METHODS: A 50-item questionnaire was developed from the job content questionnaire 
      (JCQ) and the quality of worklife survey (QWL). The experiment involved simulated 
      work at different physical and psychosocial levels. Forty-eight participants were 
      exposed to two levels of one psychosocial manipulation (job control, job demands, 
      social support, or time pressure). RESULTS: Significantly different questionnaire 
      responses supported the effectiveness of psychosocial manipulations. Exploratory 
      factor analysis revealed five factors: skill discretion and decision authority, 
      stress level and supervisor support, physical demands, quality of coworker 
      support, and decision-making support. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that 
      psychosocial factors can be manipulated experimentally, and that questionnaires 
      can distinguish perceptions of these factors. These questionnaires may be used to 
      assess perceptions of psychosocial factors in experimental settings.
FAU - Ikuma, Laura H
AU  - Ikuma LH
AD  - Construction Management and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, 
      Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA. likuma@lsu.edu
FAU - Babski-Reeves, Kari
AU  - Babski-Reeves K
FAU - Nussbaum, Maury A
AU  - Nussbaum MA
LA  - eng
PT  - Evaluation Study
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20081017
PL  - Germany
TA  - Int Arch Occup Environ Health
JT  - International archives of occupational and environmental health
JID - 7512134
SB  - IM
MH  - Computer Simulation
MH  - Employment/*psychology
MH  - Factor Analysis, Statistical
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Industry
MH  - Job Satisfaction
MH  - Male
MH  - *Occupational Exposure
MH  - Predictive Value of Tests
MH  - *Quality of Life
MH  - *Social Environment
MH  - Social Support
MH  - Stress, Physiological
MH  - *Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Workplace/psychology
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2008/10/22 09:00
MHDA- 2009/07/17 09:00
CRDT- 2008/10/22 09:00
PHST- 2008/03/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2008/09/29 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2008/10/22 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/07/17 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/10/22 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1007/s00420-008-0364-7 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2009 May;82(6):735-46. doi: 
      10.1007/s00420-008-0364-7. Epub 2008 Oct 17.