Table 2 Study results for psychosocial demands
From: Psychosocial workload and stress in the workers’ representative
Scale and items | FWC, N = 113 | VWC , N = 196 | LAD , N = 1810 | NLA , N = 2970 | ALL , N > 35.000 | FWC vs. LAD | VWC vs. LAD | FWC vs. NLA | VWC vs. NLA | FWC vs. ALL | VWC vs. ALL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MW | (SD) | MW | (SD) | MW | (SD) | MW | SD | MW | SD | |||||||
Demands | ||||||||||||||||
Quantitative demands (high = pos.) | 62 | (15) | 61 | (16) | 64 | (19) | 55 | (19) | 55 | (19) | + | + | + | + | ||
Emotional demands (high = pos.) | 70 | (16) | 55 | (19) | 54 | (20) | 47 | (22) | 52 | (22) | + | + | + | + | ||
Demands for hiding emotions (high = pos.) | 47 | (18) | 45 | (23) | 49 | (23) | 45 | (27) | 46 | (26) | ||||||
Work- privacy conflict (low = pos.) | 53 | (23) | 47 | (24) | 44 | (29) | 34 | (27) | 42 | (29) | + | + | + | + | + | |
Influence and development | ||||||||||||||||
Influence at work (high = pos.) | 57 | (18) | 45 | (20) | 41 | (21) | 34 | (21) | 42 | (23) | + | + | + | + | ||
Degree of freedom at work (high = pos.) | 71 | (18) | 60 | (20) | 63 | (19) | 58 | (22) | 53 | (24) | + | + | + | + | ||
Possibilities for development (high = pos.) | 80 | (13) | 67 | (20) | 72 | (17) | 62 | (19) | 67 | (20) | + | - | + | + | + | |
Meaning of work (high = pos.) | 85 | (14) | 67 | (21) | 71 | (20) | 70 | (20) | 74 | (20) | + | + | + | - | ||
Workplace commitment (high = pos.) | 64 | (14) | 54 | (19) | 53 | (20) | 53 | (20) | 57 | (20) | + | + | + | |||
Interpersonal relations and leadership | ||||||||||||||||
Predictability (high = pos.) | 62 | (16) | 48 | (21) | 53 | (23) | 50 | (23) | 54 | (23) | + | - | + | + | - | |
Role clarity (high = pos.) | 74 | (13) | 69 | (16) | 70 | (19) | 71 | (18) | 73 | (18) | ||||||
Role conflicts low = pos.) | 58 | (18) | 52 | (19) | 46 | (21) | 42 | (21) | 44 | (21) | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Quality of leadership (high = pos.) | 22 | (27) | 43 | (17) | 49 | (25) | 49 | (25) | 50 | (25) | - | + | - | - | - | - |
Social support (high = pos.) | 43 | (20) | 57 | (16) | 65 | (20) | 64 | (23) | 64 | (22) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Feedback (high = pos.) | 34 | (17) | 45 | (16) | 38 | (21) | 37 | (22) | 41 | (22) | + | + | - | |||
Social relations (quantity) (high = pos.) | 56 | (19) | 59 | (19) | 46 | (27) | 52 | (27) | 52 | (28) | + | + | + | + | ||
Sense of community (high = pos.) | 69 | (23) | 71 | (18) | 77 | (18) | 75 | (20) | 75 | (19) | - | - | - | - | ||
Mobbing (single item) (low = pos.) | 29 | (21) | 40 | (24) | 18 | (23) | 20 | (24) | 21 | (24) | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Additional scales | ||||||||||||||||
Job insecurity (low = pos.) | 35 | (17) | 43 | (16) | 19 | (17) | 32 | (22) | 32 | (24) | + | + | + | + | ||
Intention to leave (single item) (low = pos.) | 18 | (21) | 23 | (28) | 17 | (24) | 17 | (24) | 16 | (23) | + | + | + | |||
Job satisfaction (high = pos.) | 66 | (13) | 56 | (17) | 64 | (17) | 62 | (16) | 63 | (16) | - | - | - | |||
General health (singel item) (high = pos.) | 67 | (20) | 65 | (21) | 71 | (19) | 70 | (20) | 71 | (20) | - | - | - | |||
Personal burnout (low = pos.) | 43 | (17) | 48 | (20) | 42 | (20) | 42 | (20) | 42 | (19) | + | + | + | |||
Cognitive stress symptoms (low = pos.) | 35 | (19) | 40 | (21) | 29 | (19) | 30 | (19) | 29 | (20) | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Satisfaction with life scale (high = pos.) | 68 | (15) | 65 | (16) | 67 | (18) | 65 | (19) | 65 | (19) | ||||||