Validation studies
A strength of COPSOQ is that it‘s been tested in many countries all over the world. These validation studies show the questionnaire‘s capacity and usability in the local context. You can find results of these studies on this page so far as they have been published.
International
The Third Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2019.10.002
Important is: The international paper tests the international middle version, which share the same set of core items with all the national versions available. BUT: The national validation studies are still the valid ones for each country.
National validation studies
Argentina
Validación de un cuestionario de riesgos psicosociales en población trabajadora argentina (COPSOQII-ISTAS21)
Australia
Validating the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ-II) using set-ESEM: Identifying psychosocial risk factors in a sample of school principals.
Belgium
BETROUWBAARHEID EN VALIDITEIT VAN COPSOQ III - DE DERDE COPENHAGEN PSYCHOSOCIAL QUESTIONNAIRE UITGEVOERD IN ZORGINSTELLINGEN IN VLAANDEREN
Canada
Dissecting the effect of workplace exposures on workers’ rating of psychological health and safety
Chile
Validación de un cuestionario para evaluar riesgos psicosociales en el ambiente laboral en Chile
Adaptación y análisis psicométrico de un cuestionario para evaluar riesgos psicosociales en el trabajo en Chile: verisión media del CoPsoQ
China
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire
Denmark
The Copenhagen Psychosocil Questionnaire - a tool for the assessment and improvement of the psychosocial work environment
Egypt
Validation of the Arabic Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II (A-COPSOQ II) among Workers in Oil and Gas Industrial Sector
France
Psychosocial risk assessment : French validation of the Copenhagen Psychosocial (COPSOQ) Questionnaire
Le COPSOQ : un nouveau questionnaire français d’évaluation des risques psychosociaux
Germany
Measuring psychological stress and strain at work: Evaluation of the COPSOQ Questionnaire in Germany
Methoden zur Erfassung psychischer Belastungen
COPSOQ III in Germany: validation of a standard instrument to measure psychosocial factors at work
Hungary
A Koppenhágai Kérdőív a Munkahelyi Pszichoszociális Tényezőkről II (COPSOQ II) magyar verziójának pszichometriai jellemzői
Quantifying multiple work-related psychosocial risk factors: Proposal for a composite indicator based on the COPSOQ II.
Iran
Measuring psychosocial exposures: validation of the Persian of the copenhagen psychosocial questionnaire (COPSOQ)
Adaptation of Questionnaire Measuring Working Conditions and Health Problems Among Iranian Nursing Personnel
Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III)
Malaysia
Malay Validation of Copenhagen Psychosocial Work Environment Questionnaire in Context of Second Generation Statistical Techniques
Netherlands
Using health and safety monitoring routines to enhance sustainable employability
Norway
The Norwegian version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ III): Initial validation study using a national sample of registered nurses
Registered nurses’ exposure to workplace aggression in Norway: 12-month prevalence rates, perpetrators, and current turnover intention
Peru
Validation of the medium and short version of CENSOPAS‑COPSOQ: a psychometric study in the Peruvian population
Poland
KOPENHASKI KWESTIONARIUSZ PSYCHOSPOŁECZNY (COPSOQ) - WŁAŚCIWOŚCI PSYCHOMETRYCZNE WYBRANYCH SKAL W POLSKIEJ WERSJI
Full evaluation of the psychometric properties of COPSOQ II. One-year longitudinal study on Polish human service staff
Portugal
The Portuguese Third Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire: Preliminary Validation Studies of the Middle Version among Municipal and Healthcare Workers
COPSOQ-Manual: Portugal e países africanos de língua oficial portuguesa
The Portuguese long version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II (COPSOQ II) - a validation study
Spain
EXPOSICIÓN A RIESGOS PSICOSOCIALES ENTRE LA POBLACIÓN ASALARIADA EN ESPAÑA (2004-05)
VALORES DE REFERENCIA PARA LA EXPOSICIÓN A LOS RIESGOS PSICOSOCIALES EN LA POBLACIÓN ASALARIADA EN ESPAÑA
Moncada S, Utzet M, Llorens C, Molinero E, Moreno N, Galtés A, Navarro A. The Spanish Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II in Spain (COPSOQ II)- a tool for psychosocial risk assessment at the workplace. Am Journal Ind Med 2014; 57:97-107.
Sweden
It is not just about occupation, but also about where you work
Construct validity of a global scale forWorkplace Social Capital based on COPSOQ III
Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire - A validation study using the Job Demand- Resources model
COPSOQ II - en uppdatering och språklig validering av den svenska versionen av en enkät för kartläggning av den psykosociala arbetsmiljön på arbetsplatser
A Qualitative Study on the Content Validity of the Social Capital Scales in the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ II)
Validation of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire Version III and Establishment of Benchmarks for Psychosocial Risk Management in Sweden
Supplementary Material. Changes in items and dimensions from the Swedish version of COPSOQ II to COPSOQ III.
Turkey
A novel version of Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire-3: Turkish validation study
