Position Analysis Questionnaire

At the level of audit instruments such as questionnaires or checklists, there are comprehensive surveys such as the position analysis questionnaire (McCormick 1979), the Arbeitswissenschaftliche Erhebungsverfahren zur Tatikgkeitsan yse (AET) (Rohmert and Landau 1989), which takes two to three hours to complete, or the simpler work analysis checklist (Pulat 1992). Alternatively, there are... 

Position Analysis Questionnaire The PAQ is a structured job analysis questionnaire using worker-oriented elements (187 of them) to characterize the human behaviors involved in jobs (McCormick et al. 1969). The PAQ is structured into six divisions, with the first three representing the classic experimental psychology approach (information input, mental process, work output) and... 

McCormick, W. T., Mecham, R. C., and Jeanneret, P. R. (1969), The Development and Background of the Position Analysis Questionnaire, Occupational Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. 

AET, 1138-1140 checklists, 1137-1145 ERGO/BEAM/ERNAP, 1141-1143 Ergonomic Checkpoints, 1144 Ergonomics Audit Program, 1139, 1141 lEA Checklist, 1137, 1138 Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ), 1137-1139... 

Position analysis questionnaire A checklist for job analysis, developed by the Office of Naval Research in 1969, requiring the analyst to rate or assess a job from a list of 187 job elements. 

Position analysis questionnaire A checklist for job analysis, developed by the Office of Naval Research... 

The Position Analysis Questionnaire (McCormick et al., 1959) served as a model for the development of this questionnaire. The goal for the development... 

A methodologically controlled study of valerian in sleep was published that utilized both double-blind and placebo controls, as well as randomization (Gessner and Klasser 1984). Also employed were two doses of valerian (60 and 120 mg), computerized EEG power spectral analysis and psychometric mood questionnaires. Valerian increased sleep stages 1, 2, and 3 and reduced stage 4 and REM. Dose-dependent effects were noted, where the 120 mg dose produced greater sedative effects. Peak effects occurred 2-3 hours after administration. Mood ratings did not differ, positively or negatively, between the experimental and control conditions. 

The correlates of attitudes toward lithium compliance in bipolar patients were studied by Cochran and Gitlin (189). This questionnaire study was part of a larger design looking at factors in lithium prophylaxis. The questionnaire packets were sent to 146 patients, 48 of whom were ultimately included in the analysis. This study evaluated the usefulness of Ajzen and Fishbein s Theory of Reasoned Action to explain the relationships among lithium-related beliefs and attitudes, normative beliefs, behavioral intentions, and self-reported compliance with treatment. According to the model, lithium patients normative beliefs (i.e., beliefs that other relevant people such as family, friends, personal psychiatrist, and lithium experts want the patient to take lithium) predict their subjective norms, which is the expectation that others want them to take lithium. Subsequently, both the subjective norm and the evaluative behavioral attitudes (i.e., positive nature of treatment) were predictive of the patients reported intent to take lithium. This, in turn, was predictive of concurrent self-reported compliance with the medication regimen. These results underscore the importance of the patient-physician relationship in lithium compliance. 

In this respect, the psychometric paradigm , which occupies a dominant position since the late seventies, turns out to be a valuable resource. Basically, the methodology of all psychometric studies is structured in five steps the design of questionnaires, the selection of the population sample, the administration of questionnaires, the statistical analysis of the data, and the interpretation ofthe results. Each of these steps implies lund ental presuppositions, which have drastic consequences on the interpretation of the results. It is therefore absolutely necessary for the risk manager to be aware of these presuppositions. Likewise, several criticisms can be addressed to psychometric smdies. These also have to be highlighted in order to avoid a misuse of the results. 

The follow-up assessments consisted of an individually administered self-completed questionnaire dealing with drug and solvent use and a battery of psychological tests similar to that used in the initial assessments. Both of these were administered by the same examiner. Toxicological examinations were not conducted at follow-up (a) because of the small number of positive identifications at the initial assessment, and (b) because preliminary analysis of the data from these assessments had indicated that whether or not the cases with positive toxicology findings were included had little discernible effect on the neuropsychological test results. 

The qualitative evaluation of the questionnaires was performed taking the number of positive and negative comments about the CMS and frequency calculations into account. For the analysis of the distance estimation, a paired t— test was calculated. Analysis of Particularities Mentioned by the Subjects Positive comments... 

As previously mentioned, the LFQ, MSLQ and CSUQ questionnaires included open-ended text boxes in which the students could add conuneuts and suggestions. About 15 % of the students (65 out of 433) added comments in the LFQ questionnaire, 11 % (12 out of 112) wrote comments in the MSLQ questionnaire, and 19 % (5 out of 26) wrote comments in the CSUQ questionnaire. In the data analysis, we identified three types of comments the students had positive, critical and suggestive. Examples from the comments the students wrote in the LFQ questionnaire are shown below. 

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