Perceived Organizational Support Survey (POS)
Basic Information
The POS is an 8-item scale assessing employees’ perceptions of the degree to which an organization values their contributions and cares about their well-being.
Transferability of measure across settings: Mostly transferable (8 of 8 items transferable)
Citing Literature
Development article: Eisenberger R, Cummings J, Armeli S, Lynch P. Perceived organizational support, discretionary treatment, and job satisfaction. The Journal of Applied Psychology. 1997;82(5):812-820. doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.82.5.812
Empirical use: Eby L, George K, Brown BL. Going tobacco-free: predictors of clinician reactions and outcomes of the NY State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services tobacco-free regulation. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2013;44(3):280–287. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2012.07.014
Policy Application in Reviewed Studies
Setting: Community
Topic: Tobacco
Country: United States
PAPERS Ratings

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

Note: Blank psychometric constructs were not reported in included studies.
Overall PAPERS Psychometric Score:
8