Shirom-Melamed Vigor Measure (SMVM)

How Do You Feel at Work?

Below are a number of statements that describe different feelings that you may feel at work. Please
indicate how often, in the past 30 workdays, you have felt each of the following feelings:

How often have you felt this way at work?

Never or Always
almost Very Quite Sometimes Quite Very or almost
never infrequently infrequently frequently frequently always
1. I feel full of pep [Phys]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

2. I feel I have physical strength

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
[Phys]
3. Feeling vigorous [Phys]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4. I feel energetic [Phys]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

5. Feeling of vitality [Phys]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

6. I feel I can think rapidly [CL]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

7. I feel I am able to contribute

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
new ideas [CL]
8. I feel able to be creative [CL]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

9. I feel able to show warmth to

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
others [EE]
10. I feel Able to be sensitive to the
needs of coworkers and customers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
[EE]
11. I feel I am capable of investing
emotionally in coworkers and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
customers [EE]
12. I feel capable of being
sympathetic to co-workers and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
customers [EE]

Note. Items are followed by symbols that represent the three subscales of the Shirom-Melamed Vigor Measure

(SMVM). The three subscales are: Phys = Physical Strength; EE= Emotional Energy; and CL= Cognitive Liveliness.

Ver.2 july 2005

AS-Tab-SMVM.doc/mp