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Table 3 Differences between subjects with and without job mobility

From: Psychosocial work environment, job mobility and gender differences in turnover behaviour: a prospective study among the Swedish general population

 

Job mobility

Remained at same job

 

Number of participants, N (%)

   

 All

240 (25.5)

700 (74.5)

 

 Men

103 (24.0)

326 (76.0)

 

 Women

137 (26.8)

374 (73.2)

 
 

Job mobility

Remained at same job

p-value

Job demand, mean (SD)

   

 All

10.9 (2.2)

10.5 (2.3)

0.02

 Men

11.0 (2.3)

10.4 (2.2)

0.03

 Women

10.9 (2.1)

10.6 (2.3)

0.27

Job control, mean (SD)

   

 All

10.5 (3.2)

11.1 (3.0)

0.01

 Men

10.8 (3.2)

11.7 (2.9)

0.009

 Women

10.2 (3.2)

10.5 (3.0)

0.32

Job demand-control exposure, N (%)

   

High strain

   

 All

49 (22.9)

127 (19.0)

0.44

 Men

19 (20.7)

124 (39.5)

0.08

 Women

30 (24.6)

89 (25.1)

0.65

Active

   

 All

34 (15.9)

108 (16.2)

0.64

 Men

18 (19.6)

65 (20.7)

0.58

 Women

16 (13.1)

43 (12.2)

0.95

Passive

   

 All

73 (34.1)

216 (32.4)

0.90

 Men

29 (31.5)

87 (27.7)

0.48

 Women

44 (36.1)

129 (36.5)

0.62

Low strain

   

 All

58 (27.1)

216 (32.4)

0.04

 Men

26 (28.3)

124 (39.5)

0.02

 Women

32 (26.2)

92 (26.1)

0.77

Effort, mean (SD)

   

 All

13.0 (4.7)

12.3 (4.5)

0.06

 Men

13.2 (4.6)

12.4 (4.4)

0.11

 Women

12.8 (4.8)

12.2 (4.7)

0.27

Reward, mean (SD)

   

 All

47.9 (6.2)

49.3 (5.7)

0.003

 Men

49.3 (6.0)

50.1 (5.5)

0.22

 Women

46.9 (6.2)

48.5 (5.7)

0.01

ERI-ratio, mean (SD)

   

 All

0.62 (0.27)

0.57 (0.25)

0.02

 Men

0.61 (0.24)

0.56 (0.23)

0.08

 Women

0.62 (0.28)

0.58 (0.27)

0.12