validity and reliability of malay version of the job content questionnaire among public hospital female nurses in malaysia

background: the job content questionnaire (m-jcq) is an established self-reported instrument used across the world to measure the work dimensions based on the karasek's demand-control-support model. objective: to evaluate the psychometrics properties of the malay version of m-jcq among nurses in malaysia. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on nurses working in 4 public hospitals in klang valley area, malaysia. m-jcq was used to assess the perceived psychosocial stressors and physical demands of nurses at their workplaces. construct validity of the questionnaire was examined using exploratory factor analysis (efa). cronbach's α values were used to estimate the reliability (internal consistency) of the m-jcq. results: efa showed that 34 selected items were loaded in 4 factors. except for psychological job demand (cronbach's α 0.51), the remaining 3 α values for 3 subscales (job control, social support, and physical demand) were greater than 0.70, indicating acceptable internal consistency. however, an item was excluded due to poor item-total correlation (r<0.3). the final m-jcq was consisted of 33 items. conclusion: the m-jcq is a reliable and valid instrument to measure psychosocial and physical stressors in the workplace of public hospital nurses in malaysia.