Workplace Wellbeing Questionnaire (WWQ)

Citation: Parker GB, Hyett MP. Measurement of well-being in the workplace: the development of the work well-being questionnaire. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2011;199(6):394-397.

PMID or DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31821cd3b9

Main positive psychological well-being construct measured: Workplace Wellbeing

Sub-constructs measured: ‘Work Satisfaction,’’ ‘‘Organizational Respect for the Employee,’’ ‘‘Employer Care,’’ and a negative construct ‘‘Intrusion of Work into Private Life.’’

Available subscales: N/A

Description: This workplace and satisfaction measure was the first of its kind to be developed to measure workplace wellbeing with the Workplace Wellbeing Questionnaire (WWQ).

Number of items: Original: 31-item measure

Example of statement/item: Is your work fulfilling? Do you feel that your organization respects the staff? Does your work eat into your private life?

Response options: The participants were asked to rate the items that best represented their current and most relevant work situation on a 5-point scale: 0, not at all; 1, slightly; 2, moderately; 3,very; and 4, extremely true.

Total score: The scoring for each factor involved summing the scores from each item (Note: reverse score one item for the ‘‘Intrusion of Work into Private Life’’ factor).

Examples of studies:

Patel, Ashwini Kumar, Banga, Chavinoor, & Chandrasekaran, Baskaran. (n.d.). Effect of an education-based workplace intervention (move in office with education) on sedentary behaviour and well-being in desk-based workers: A cluster randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, Ahead-of-print(Ahead-of-print), 1-9.

Janicke, S. H., Rieger, D., Reinecke, L., & Connor, W., III. (2018). Watching online videos at work: The role of positive and meaningful affect for recovery experiences and well-being at the workplace. Mass Communication & Society21(3), 345–367.