Spoilt for Choice: A model-fit study comparing Questionnaires for Psychosocial Risk Assessment.

Psychosocial risk assessments (PSRA) are a major element in occupational safety and health management, with numerous available frameworks and questionnaires. This aggravates the choice of which approach one should use, hindering its practical implementation. To illuminate the landscape of PSRA, questionnaires are investigated by their dimensional structure and overlap. Scales of three validated models are mapped towards indices using an independent reference framework and contrasted using correlation coefficients. Results suggest a high model fit for workload, job control, and interpersonal relationships. Some mixed results in mapping and low to moderate interrelations suggest heterogeneity between questionnaires. The findings imply that the preceding step of defining relevant occupational and organizational characteristics is pivotal to choose a questionnaire with relevant subscales. However, as requirements set by various guidelines are often inconsistent, further initiatives are required to achieve a more united understanding of universally relevant hazards.