Munich Employee Health Questionnaire (MEHQ): Primary data of waves 1 and 2 (2016) and 3 (2017)

Research Questions/Hypotheses:

The aim of the wave 1 and 2 surveys was to develop a reliable and valid questionnaire for measuring mental health at workplace. The longitudinal design (wave 3) was used to test, if stress indicators (=predictors) can predict stress symptons, health status, turnover intention and days absent (=criteria) one year later.

Research Design:

Fully Standardized Survey Instrument (provides question formulation and answer options); repeated measurements

Measurement Instruments/Apparatus:

Test development and test quality criteria (wave 1, 2) are documented in detail in Zweck (2017).

Data Collection Method:

Data collection in the absence of an experimenter

• Online Survey

Population:

Working people in Germany

Survey Time Period:

Wave 1: 11 May to 23 May 2016
Wave 2: 25 August to 9 September 2016
Wave 3: 30 November to 13 December 2017

Waves 1 and 2: independent sample
Wave 3: dependent sample (participants from wave 1 or wave 2 were interviewed again)

Sample:

Quota sample (quotas: education, age, sex; template: Federal Statistical Office Germany)

Gender Distribution:

48,2% female subjects (n=734)
51,8% male subjects (n=789)

Age Distribution: 15-65 years (and older)

Spatial Coverage (Country/Region/City): Germany

Subject Recruitment:

The sample was recruited from an online access panel of Kantar Germany GmbH. The respondents of this online panel receive points for each questionnaire completed, which, from a certain number of points, can be redeemed for vouchers or gifts.

Sample Size:

wave 1: 524 individuals; wave 2: 999 individuals; wave 3: 609 individuals

Return/Drop Out:

Wave 3 involved 196 subjects from wave 1 and 413 subjects from wave 2.