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Table 1 Basic components of R. Karasek JSQ model

From: The factors associated to psychosocial stress among general practitioners in Lithuania. Cross-sectional study

Component

Demand

Decision latitude

 

Skills discretion

Job requires learning new things

 

Job requires high level of skills

 

Job requires creativity

 

Job entails a variety of things to do

   Decision authority

Job allows making one's own decision

 

Job provides a lot of freedom as to how the work gets done

Job demands

Job requires very hard work

 

Job requires very fast work

 

Job requires excessive work

 

Job involves conflicting demands

 

Jon involve not having enough time to get the job done