title: A consensus method for updating psychosocial measures used in NIOSH health hazard evaluations.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  An expert panel was convened to select practical, valid psychosocial measures for use during National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health field investigations.
  
  
  METHODS
  A taxonomy of psychosocial constructs was developed using existing taxonomies and criteria regarding the malleability, actionability, and validity of constructs. Panel members identified measures for each construct based on their expertise and experience. Measures were selected on the basis of the following criteria: practicality, brevity, validity, availability of existing data, and lack of confounds between psychosocial constructs and outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The panel came to a consensus in recommending 24 measures representing 22 constructs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health regularly evaluates its methodologies to ensure it is in line with current best practices. The measures identified will be used modularly in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health fieldwork depending on the nature of the evaluation request, industry type, and worker population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, University of South Australia, City West Campus, Adelaide, Australia. dwiegand@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Douglas M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Wiegand
authors.forename: Peter Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hurrell
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jex
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: Jeannie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Nigam
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Lois E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Tetrick
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009314:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.; D015279:Organizational Culture; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000145:classification*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology*; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology*