Work Aspect Preference Scale (WAPS) II

Author(s): R. Pryor

Publisher: ACER with NSW Department of Industrial Relations, 2001

Purpose: To assess work aspect preferences

Candidates: 17+ years of age

Administration: 10-20 minutes - Individual and group

Scoring: By hand or ACER Test Scoring Service

Features: Australian content and norms

Content: The 52-items in the WAPS are grouped into 13 scales:

• Altruism
• Co-workers
• Creativity
• Detachment
• Independence
• Life Style
• Management
• Money
• Physical Activities
• Prestige
• Security
• Self-Development
• Surroundings

This edition of the WAPS enables the measurement of General Work Preference dimensions - Non Work Orientation, Human/Personal Concern and Freedom.

The new version of the WAPS presents the scales in an easier to score format. Other changes include improved norms, assessment of second order factors, updated validity and reliability results, and some item wording improvements. The WAPS is useful in:

• counselling students about appropriate career choices
• rehabilitation to work of disabled individuals
• providing a general introduction to the study of personal and work values, for example, in a career education program
• research on career development and worker satisfaction
• life and career integration planning