Perceived health, mood, job demands and social support are common outcome variables in epidemiological studies of the psychosocial work environment, as measured by multidimensional multiitem questionnaires. The Stress-Energy Questionnaire (SEQ) is one such questionnaire and was developed to...

Qualitative scales formed by linguistic terms are used by different disciplines to determine preferences and different aspects of individuals' lives. Although it is usual to assign numbers to the response categories of scales, it is not suitable when individuals perceive different proximities...

The utilization of a diagnosis method of the farm influence on the environment is quite opportune in the present context: (i) The environment is a strong component of agricultural policies and a diagnosis is needed to guide the implementation actions (agro-environmental measures, CAP subsidies,...

Background: Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths. Treatment goals are the relief of symptoms and the increase of overall survival. With the rising number of treatment alternatives, the need for comparable assessments of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) parameters...

The task approach is attracting increasing attention and recognition among scholars in economics, sociology and related fields. However, measurement still presents an important challenge to the task approach. This paper studies the comparability of task measures in the commonly used German...

This paper develops scales to measure stigma consciousness in the unemployed and prejudices against them, using a quantitative survey. The requirement for these scales is illustrated in the introduction. The theoretical substantiation of the scale development includes a definition of...