QPSNordic - the General Nordic Questionnaire for Psychological and Social Factors at Work
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description: The study consisted of construction and testing of a questionnaire, QPSNordic, which is a common Nordic questionnaire for psychological and social factors in working life. The study was financed by the Nordic Minister Counsellor (Nordiska Ministerrådet) and the Nordic working environment institutes in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Three books and one user manual have been published in the Nordic Minister Counsellor's publication series NORD. In addition, user manuals have been released in the language of each involved country. There are reports on the study and the validity check process in each country. The reports contain reviews on the intelligible and the theoretic background to the psychological and social factors which were chosen to be measured by QPSNordic. The relevant work related psychological and social factors are defined, their theoretic background is described and their association with health and well-being is presented. The basic principles for the selection of factors to QPSNordic were their relevance and importance for work, health and well-being. The multidisciplinary composition of the project group with experts from different specialties affected the choices in both content and methodology. Data bases from earlier Nordic questionnaires made the ground for the selection of questions in the questionnaire. The new QPSNordic consists of multiple-choice questions about following psychological and social factors in work: job requirement and control, predictability and mastery in work, social factors, leadership, organisational culture, interaction between work and private life, centrality of work, commitment to the organisation and work motivation. The validity check process contained the data collections from four Nordic countries. The first data collection (n=1015) was made to study the factor structure of the questionnaire. Twenty-six scales were created. The second collection (n=995) was made to test the intelligible and predictable validi…
citation: Dallner, Margaretaoth (red.) (2000). Validation of the General Nordic Questionnaire (QPSNordic) for Psychological and Social Factors at Work . Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers
citation: Dallner. Testning av ett samnordiskt frågeformulär om psykologiska och sociala faktorer i arbetslivet. Arbetslivsinstitutet, Arbetslivsrapport 1999:14.
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  name: Dallner M, Elo A-L, Gamberale F, Hottinen V, Knardahl S, Lindström K, Skogstad A & Örhede E. Validation of the General Nordic Questionnaire (QPSNordic) for Psychological and Social Factors at Work. Nordic Council if Ministers, Copenhagen. 2000;Nord: 2000:12.
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  name: Dallner M, Lindström K, Elo A-L, Skogstad A, Gamberale F, Hottinen V, Knardahl S, Örhed E. Användarmanual för QPSNordic. Frågeformulär om psykologiska och sociala faktorer i arbetslivet utprovat i Danmark, Finland, Norge och Sverige. Arbetslivsinstitutet, Arbetslivsrapport 2000:19.
citation: Dallner M. Psykosocial arbetsmiljö, hälsa och välbefinnande bland anställda vid ett bussbolag i Sverige. Arbetslivsinstitutet, Arbetslivsrapport 1999:12.
citation: Darek Chabiuk. Kartläggning av psykosocial arbetsmiljö på callcenter. Projektarbete vid Företagsläkarkursen Väst 2010/2011, Sahlgrenska akademin vid Göteborgs Universitet, 2011.
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  name: Lindström K, Borg W, Dallner M, Elo A-L, Gamerale F, Knardahl S, Örhede E & Raviola P. Measurement of Psychological and Social Factors at Work. Description of Selected Questionnaire Methods Employed in Four Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen. 1995;Nord 1995:39
citation: Dallner M. Psykosocial arbetsmiljö, hälsa och välbefinnande bland skolanställda i en svensk kommun. Arbetslivsinstitutet, Arbetslivsrapport 1999:13.
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  name: Lindström K, Dallner M, Elo A-L, Gamberale F, Knardahl S, Skogstad A & Örhede E. Review of Psychological and Social Factors at Work and Suggestions for the General Nordic Questinnaire (QPSNordic). Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen 1997;1997:15.
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creator: Margareta Dallner
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  affiliation: National Institute for Working Life
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    department: Work and Health
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creator: Kari Lindström
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  affiliation: Arbetshälsoinstitutet
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creator: Stein Knardahl
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  affiliation: Statens arbeidsmiljöinstitutt
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creator: Elsa Örhede
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  affiliation: Arbejdsmiljöinstituttet
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date modified: 2026-01-22
date published: 2026-01-22
language: Swedish
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