April 17, 2026Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Validation of the Russian version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire

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Why the study?

Increasing psychosocial risk management needs motivated the validation of a Russian version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire III to ensure its reliability and applicability in Russian workplaces.

Is the Russian version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire a valid and reliable tool for assessing psychosocial risks in Russian workplaces?

Population

1,075 valid responses (with 290 pilot participants) from Russian workplaces

Design

Validation and survey study

Authors

ANAnna V. NovikovaFederal Scientific Center for Vegetable Growing VSVasiliy A. ShirokovFederal Scientific Center for Vegetable Growing SKSergey V. KuzminFederal Scientific Center for Vegetable Growing

Discussion

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Implication

Enables psychosocial risk assessment in Russian workplaces; extends COPSOQ use for regional occupational research.

Key Points

The study aims to validate the Russian version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire for assessing psychosocial risks.
Translated and culturally adapted COPSOQ for Russian workplaces.
Piloted with 290 participants before the main survey.
Collected 1,075 valid responses for validation.
Assessed internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha.
Conducted exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses.
Achieved internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha > 0.60 for all dimensions.
Identified 22 factors through exploratory factor analysis, explaining 65.9% of variance.
Confirmed excellent model fit in confirmatory factor analysis (CFI = 0.99).
Identified strong correlations between psychosocial risk dimensions and burnout as well as job satisfaction.
Validated that COPSOQ-RU is a reliable tool for assessing workplace psychosocial risks.

Structured PICO

Is the Russian version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire a valid and reliable tool for assessing psychosocial risks in Russian workplaces?

Population

1,075 participants in Russian workplaces (main survey), plus 290 in pilot

Intervention

Russian version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire III (COPSOQ-RU)

Outcome

Validity and reliability of the COPSOQ-RU (internal consistency, construct validity)patient reported

The Russian version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool for assessing psychosocial risks in Russian workplaces.

Cite This Study

Novikova et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e1cdc45cdc762e9d85715c https://doi.org/10.1080/15459624.2026.2649753

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Validation of the Russian version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire

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Member takes

Implication

Key Points

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Validation of the Russian version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Key Points

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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