SBUSB Scales for the Assessment of Subjective Occupational Stress and Dissatisfaction

This test makes a theoretically grounded and valid assessment of essential aspects of the stress experience and the dissatisfaction in a professional context possible.

Application
This questionnaire is designed to measure stress and dissatisfaction at work. It is advisable to use it in work- and health-psychological examinations.

Theoretical Background
An attempt has been made to measure stress in the workplace in the sense of the theory of Lazarus. What should be measured are not momentary emotional states (this method could only be applied in work situations), but chronic experiences of stress. The scales for measuring subjective stress in various areas of life attempt to describe (as accurately as possible) different environments in those aspects that are perceived as stressful.

Administration
After the instructions, questions are presented consecutively on the screen. The test respondent answers "correct " or "incorrect". One single correction of an item as well as skipping items is allowed. All questions which have not been answered are presented again at the end of the test, but there is no compulsion to answer.

Test forms
A short form of 55 items is available.

Scoring
The raw scores for each scale and the response time for each item are recorded. The print comprises a result table with raw and standard scores for all scales and the working time as well as an optional test profile and an item analysis protocol of respondent entries.

Reliability
The reliabilities (inner consistency) of the scales range from .77 to .90.

Validity
The various examinations carried out to check the validity of the SBUSB  have all yielded good results.

Norms
Norms are based on a sample of 1592 persons. Aside of this norm a representative norm sample is available for N=198 persons aged 18 to 65 years.
Moreover norms for the following vocational groups are available:
Occupational group – psychosocial and medical professions (N=414)
Occupational group – administration and clerical work (N=419). Additionally, age-specific norms of respondents under 29 and over 30 are available here.
Occupational group – police (N=572)
Occupational group – freelancers and artists (N=187)