Job Control Scale (JCS)
Basic Information
The JCS is a 22-item self-administered instrument designed to measure social and psychological characteristics of jobs.
Transferability of measure across settings: Mostly transferable (22 of 22 items transferable)
Citing Literature
Development article: Dwyer DJ, Ganster DC. The effects of Job Demands and Control on employee attendance and satisfaction. Journal of Organizational Behavior. 1991;12(7):595–608. doi.org/10.1002/job.4030120704
Empirical use: Condon-Paoloni D, Yeatman H, Grigonis-Deane EM. Health-related claims on food labels in Australia: understanding environmental health officers’ roles and implications for policy. Public Health Nutrition. 2015;18(1):81–8. doi.org/10.1017/S1368980013003078
Policy Application in Reviewed Studies
Setting: Multiple
Topic: Nutrition
Country: Australia
PAPERS Ratings

Note: Blank pragmatic constructs indicate inadequate reporting to assign a non-zero score.
Overall PAPERS Pragmatic Score:
12

Overall PAPERS Psychometric Score:
4