Appendix C

Distributed questionnaire

Psychological Capital
Below are statements about you with which you may agree or disagree. Use the following
scales to indicate your level of agreement or disagreement.

1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = somewhat disagree, 4 = somewhat agree,

5 =agree, 6 = strongly agree
1 I feel confident analysing a long-term problem to find a solution. 1 2 3 4 5 6
2 I feel confident in representing my work area in meetings with 1 2 3 4 5 6
management.
3 I feel confident contributing to discussions about the company's strategy 1 2 3 4 5 6
4 I feel confident helping to set targets/goals in my work area. 1 2 3 4 5 6
5 I feel confident contacting people outside the company (e.g., suppliers, 1 2 3 4 5 6
customers) to discuss problems.
6 I feel confident presenting information to a group of colleagues. 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 If I should find myself in a jam at work, I could think of many ways to get 1 2 3 4 5 6
out of it.
8 At the present time, I am energetically pursuing my work goals. 1 2 3 4 5 6
9 There are lots of ways around any problem 1 2 3 4 5 6
10 Right now I see myself as being pretty successful at work. 1 2 3 4 5 6
11 I can think of many ways to reach my current work goals. 1 2 3 4 5 6
12 At this time, I am meeting the work goals that I have set for myself. 1 2 3 4 5 6
13 When I have a setback at work, I have trouble recovering from it and 1 2 3 4 5 6
moving on. *
14 I usually manage difficulties one way or another at work. 1 2 3 4 5 6
15 I can be "on my own" so to speak at work if I have to. 1 2 3 4 5 6
16 I usually take stressful things at work in stride. 1 2 3 4 5 6
17 I can get through difficult times at work because I've experienced 1 2 3 4 5 6
difficulty before.
18 I feel I can handle many things at a time at this job. 1 2 3 4 5 6
19 When things are uncertain for me at work I usually expect the best. 1 2 3 4 5 6
20 If something can go wrong for me work-wise it will. * 1 2 3 4 5 6
21 I always look on the bright side of things regarding my job. 1 2 3 4 5 6
22 I’m optimistic about what will happen to me in the future as it pertains to 1 2 3 4 5 6
work.
23 In this job, things never work out the way I want them to. * 1 2 3 4 5 6
24 I approach this job as if "every cloud has a silver lining". 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Work engagement
The following 9 statements are about how you feel at work. Please read each statement
carefully and decide if you ever feel this way about your job. Use the following scale to indicate
your responses:

1=never; 2=almost never (a few times a year or less); 3=rarely (once a month or less);
4=sometimes (a few times a month); 5=often (once a week); 6= very often (a few times a
week); 7=always (every day).

25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
At my work, I feel bursting with energy
26 At my job, I feel strong and vigorous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
27 I am enthusiastic about my job 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
28 My job inspires me 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
When I get up in the morning, I feel like going to work
30 I feel happy when I am working intensely 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
I am proud of the work that I do
32 I am immersed in my job 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
33 I get carried away when I am working 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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Mindfulness
Instructions: Below is a collection of statements about your everyday experience. Using the 1-
6 scale below, please indicate how frequently or infrequently you currently have each
experience. Please answer according to what really reflects your experience rather than what
you think your experience should be. Please treat each item separately from every other item.
1=almost always; 2=very frequently; 3=somewhat frequently; 4= somewhat infrequently; 5=
very infrequently; 6= almost never

34 I could be experiencing some emotion and not be conscious of it until

sometime later 1 2 3 4 5 6
35 I break or spill things because of carelessness, not paying attention, or
thinking of something else. 1 2 3 4 5 6
36 I find it difficult to stay focused on what’s happening in the present 1 2 3 4 5 6
37 I tend to walk quickly to get where I’m going without paying attention to
what I experience along the way. 1 2 3 4 5 6
38 I tend not to notice feelings of physical tension or discomfort until they
really grab my attention. 1 2 3 4 5 6
39 I forget a person’s name almost as soon as I’ve been told it for the first
time. 1 2 3 4 5 6
40 It seems I am “running on automatic,” without much awareness of what
I’m doing. 1 2 3 4 5 6
41 I rush through activities without being really attentive to them. 1 2 3 4 5 6
42 I get so focused on the goal I want to achieve that I lose touch with what
I’m doing right now to get there. 1 2 3 4 5 6
43 I do jobs or tasks automatically, without being aware of what I’m doing 1 2 3 4 5 6
44 I find myself listening to someone with one ear, doing something else at
the same time. 1 2 3 4 5 6
45 I drive places on ‘automatic pilot’ and then wonder why I went there 1 2 3 4 5 6
46 I find myself preoccupied with the future or the past. 1 2 3 4 5 6
47 I find myself doing things without paying attention. 1 2 3 4 5 6
48 I snack without being aware that I’m eating. 1 2 3 4 5 6

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