| Plessington
High School |
Psychometric
Data |
23
May 2003 |
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| 1.
Tired |
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Pre
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Post
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| I
feel tired |
78%
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|
30%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel exhausted |
58%
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|
15%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel fatigued |
53%
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|
20%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| My
sleep is inadequate |
53%
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|
25%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| Sleeping
is worse than normal |
47%
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|
20%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
experience aches & pains |
32%
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|
15%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
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| 2.
Anxiety |
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Pre
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Post
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| I
feel worried |
42%
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|
10%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel anxious |
42%
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|
10%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel uneasy |
22%
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|
5%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel panicky all of a sudden |
32%
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|
10%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
have felt as if something awful was
going to happen |
33%
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|
5%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
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| 3.
Anger |
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Pre
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Post
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| I
feel frustrated |
32%
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|
25%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel annoyed |
26%
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|
15%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel irritated |
26%
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|
10%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel angry |
21%
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|
5%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
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| 4.
Relaxed |
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Pre
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Post
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| I
feel calm |
58%
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|
55%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel peaceful |
32%
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|
50%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel relaxed |
32%
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|
45%
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Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel restless |
37%
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|
25%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel tense |
42%
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|
15%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| 5.
Positive Attitude |
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Pre
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Post
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| I
can see the funny side of things |
74%
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|
85%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
can enjoy the TV or a good book |
53%
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65%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
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| 6.
Employee Satisfaction |
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Pre
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Post
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| I
feel on top form |
47%
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60%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel fulfilled |
47%
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|
45%
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Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel satisfied |
53%
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|
70%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel contented |
58%
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|
65%
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Often
/ Most of time |
| Motivated
|
68%
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|
80%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| Enthusiastic
|
74%
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|
75%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
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| 7.
Mental Clarity & Decisiveness |
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Pre
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Post
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| I
am very perceptive |
68%
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|
90%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel it is very easy to prioritise |
58%
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|
15%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| My
concentration is as good as ever |
47%
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|
60%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
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| 8.
Role Clarity |
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Pre
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Post
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| People's
roles & responsibilities are
made clear |
58%
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65%
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Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| The
priorities at work are made clear
to me |
42%
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|
45%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| Meetings
are well organised |
63%
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75%
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Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
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| 9.
Work Pressure |
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Pre
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Post
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| The
workload is excessive |
68%
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|
50%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
am under too much pressure |
58%
|
|
55%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| There
is never enough time |
84%
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|
80%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
have time to think |
11%
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|
25%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| It
takes a lot of effort to sustain my
performance |
67%
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|
60%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| Management
expectations are unrealistic |
84%
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|
37%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
feel home / work conflict |
58%
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|
50%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
am under more strain than usual |
53%
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|
30%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| Work
spills over into my home life |
74%
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|
70%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
find it easy to cope with time pressure |
47%
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65%
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Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
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| 10.
Productivity |
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Pre
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Post
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| I
am highly productive |
74%
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|
80%
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Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
am efficient |
89%
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|
95%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
accomplish all work objectives |
53%
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|
75%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| My
work produces excellent results |
68%
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|
75%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
complete my tasks to my satisfaction |
79%
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75%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
am creative and innovative |
95%
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|
90%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
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| 11.
Employee Commitment |
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Pre
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Post
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| I
feel like leaving this organisation |
26%
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|
25%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
feel like quitting my job |
16%
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|
10%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| This
organisation values its people
highly |
21%
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|
25%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
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| 12.
Support & Recognition |
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Pre
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Post
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| I
get the recognition I deserve |
44%
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70%
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Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| My
line manager and I communicate well |
74%
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|
60%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| Senior
management respects flexible working
practices |
16%
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|
45%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| Managers
promote home / work balance |
5%
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|
15%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
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| 13.
Communication |
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Pre
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Post
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| I
find it easy to see other's perspective |
79%
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|
95%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
am able to speak out without fear
of consequences |
16%
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|
25%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
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| 14.
Team working |
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Pre
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Post
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| Team
working is very good in this school |
58%
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|
50%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| My
colleagues work very well together |
84%
|
|
80%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
can ask my colleagues for help |
53%
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|
70%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| There
is no tension amongst staff |
16%
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|
20%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| We
listen to each other at work |
53%
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|
58%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
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| 15.
Self Esteem |
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Pre
|
|
Post
|
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| It
is difficult to stand my ground |
26%
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|
5%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
feel good about myself |
58%
|
|
60%
|
Often
/ Most of time |
| I
have felt less able to face my problems |
21%
|
|
20%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
have felt less useful than usual |
26%
|
|
20%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
have been less confident than usual |
32%
|
|
21%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
have felt more worthless than normal |
21%
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|
10%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
| I
have felt less able to overcome my
difficulties |
37%
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|
15%
|
Agree
/ Strongly Agree |
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| 16.
Stress Cases
GHQ-12 Questions |
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Pre
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Post
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| Non
Stressed Cases (GHQ score <3)
|
47%
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|
80%
|
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| Total
Stress Cases (GHQ
score >3) |
53%
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|
20%
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| Mild
cases (GHQ score
3-5) |
32%
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|
10%
|
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| Moderate
cases (GHQ score
6-8) |
0%
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|
0%
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| Severe
Cases (GHQ score
9-12) |
21%
|
|
10%
|
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| 18.
Clinical Anxiety & Depression
(Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale - HAD) |
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Pre
|
|
Post
|
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| Anxiety
Cases |
32%
|
|
10%
|
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| Depression
|
0%
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0%
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