title: The Subjective Rating Scales for Measurement of Mental Workload-Thurstonian Scaling.
abstract: Subjective rating scales for measuring work demands and individual capabilities to cope with work requirements were developed using the Thurstonian procedure. The scales measure six dimensions of mental workload: mental difficulties, feeling of responsibility, awareness of risk, interpersonal conflicts, monotony, and time pressure. Individual scale results make it possible to assess the level of mental workload understood as a relation between the subjective rating of work demands and individual capabilities in each of the six dimensions. Two versions of scales were prepared: classic and modified ones. To assess the level of reliability of the particular scales, 481 participants were examined twice at a 1-month interval. A procedure to prepare scales for the measurement of other dimensions of mental workload is also presented.
authors.affiliation: a Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine.
authors.forename: Bohdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dudek
authors.affiliation: a Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koniarek