The Work Related Quality of Life scale enables organisations to measure the key factors contributing to the well-being, engagement and stress of their staff. More specifically, this scale assesses seven core factors which interact to explain and predict an individual's Quality of Working Life (listed below). This questionnaire has been completed by thousands of educational professionals across the world and is a great place to start in understanding your staff needs as a school.
Questionnaire / Scales
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Respondents are required to answer the questions on a 5-point scale, ranging from "Strongly Disagree" to "Strongly Agree". The data is usually coded such that "Strongly Disagree" = 1 and "Strongly Agree" = 5. In this way, higher scores indicate more agreement. The scores of the three negatively phrased items are reversed.
After coding (including reversal of the three negatively phrased items), each factor score is determined by finding the average of the items contributing to that factor. . The resulting scores can be used to assess and enhance the quality of working life, plan interventions, monitor workforce experience, and assess the effect of organizational change.
The scoring of the Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) Scale will provide you with a numerical value for each factor and an overall score, which can help you understand your experience of working life.
The scores can be used to identify areas where you may want to focus your efforts to improve your work-related quality of life. For example, if scores are low on the Job and Career Satisfaction (JCS) factor, you may want to explore ways to increase job satisfaction. Similarly, if there are low scores on the General Well-Being (GWB) factor, you may want to focus on improving your overall health and wellbeing.
The scores can also be used to monitor changes over time, assess the impact of organisational change, and compare your scores to those of other groups or populations. However, it's important to remember that the scores are just one part of the picture and should be interpreted in conjunction with other information, such as personal circumstances and experiences.
