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GDA Design Areas

Work Content / Task

First GDA characteristic area: completeness, autonomy, variety and emotional demands of work.

Work Content / Task is the first of four characteristic areas of the GDA guideline for psychological risk assessment. It covers all aspects of the work activity itself.

Factors of the Characteristic Area

Task completeness:

  • Planning activities
  • Executing activities
  • Controlling activities
  • Holistic work

Autonomy:

  • Influence on workload
  • Influence on work method
  • Influence on sequence

Variety:

  • Variety in activity
  • Use of different qualifications
  • Learning opportunities

Emotional demands:

  • Dealing with difficult situations
  • Hiding emotions
  • Witnessing suffering

Cognitive demands:

  • Task complexity
  • Attention and concentration
  • Information processing

Responsibility:

  • For people
  • For property
  • For processes

Assessment in SafeMind

SafeMind captures all work content factors with validated questions and enables systematic evaluation.

Related Search Terms

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Frequently Asked Questions

What belongs to the GDA area of work content?

Work content includes: task completeness, autonomy, variety, emotional demands, cognitive demands and responsibility.

Why is autonomy important?

Autonomy enables employees to shape their own work. Lack of autonomy is a major stress factor and increases the risk of psychological stress.

What are emotional demands?

Emotional demands arise e.g. from customer contact, care activities or stressful situations. Hiding or showing certain emotions can be stressful.