Download the english translation of Working Excessively Questionnaire (WEQ)
For scoring key and further information please contact prof. Władysław Jacek Paluchowski.
We kindly ask every researcher using WEQ to inform us about the results of the studies.
The
Working Excessively Questionnaire is an instrument to measure the
excessive workload. It includes both causes and risk factors, as well
as potential consequences of this phenomenon. The final version of the
questionnaire is a result of the research carried out in the years
2001-2013 (Hornowska, Paluchowski, 2007, 2013; Paluchowski, Hornowska, 2013).
The instrument consists of 65 items. Based on the results of the factor analysis and the content of individual items, we have proposed the following four scales of the Working Excessively Questionnaire:
1) Lack of Control Over Work Scale - LCWS
2) Perfectionist Working Style Scale - PWSS
3) General Opinion About Work Scale - GBWS
4) Perceived Oppressiveness of the Organization Scale – POOS
Here,
we present the averages (means and standard deviations) for each scale
of the polish version of WEQ (KONOP) in groups based on the basic
demographic statistics (gender, education, age). Two groups were
distinguished by age category: individuals in early adulthood (up to 34
years of age) and those in middle and late adulthood (older than 35
years of age). From the perspective of the realization of their
professional objectives, the greatest difference exists between these
two groups. In the younger group, the orientation to the development of
their professional career and to acquire professional competences is
dominant, whereas people in the older group are concentrated more on
managing their own career. The table also presents the values of the
test for significant differences between the means in the distinguished
groups. Here we present the
discriminant power of each scale. We analyzed the homogeneity of the
scales distinguished through this method (see here). The purpose of the analysis was to determine the final reliability of the scales.
Hornowska, E., & Paluchowski, W. J. (2007). Praca –
skrywana obsesja. Wyniki badań nad zjawiskiem pracoholizmu [Work - a
hidden obsession. The results of studies in the workaholism
phenomenon]. Poznań: Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe.
Paluchowski, W. J., Hornowska, E., Haładziński, P., & Kaczmarek, L. (2014). Czy praca szkodzi? Wyniki badań nad kwestionariuszem nadmiernego obcišżania się pracš. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar.
Paluchowski, W. J., Hornowska, E., Haładziński, P., & Kaczmarek, L. (2014). Can Work Be Detrimental? The Working Excessively Questionnaire (WEQ): The Development and Validation. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar.
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