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Table 2 Sociodemographic sample characteristics

From: Effect of trauma-informed care on hair cortisol concentration in youth welfare staff and client physical aggression towards staff: results of a longitudinal study

Variable

Sample

Control group (n = 29)

Test statistic

p

Intervention group (n = 18)

Age M (SD)

35.33 (8.82)

38.66 (11.18)

T (df)

−1.06 (45)

.291

Gender n (%)

 Male

10 (55.6)

6 (20.7)

χ2 (df)

6.01(1)

.014

 Female

8 (44.4)

23 (79.3)

 

Occupation n (%)

 Social worker

16 (88.9)

24 (85.7)

Fn/a

.564

 Teachers, psychologists, others

2 (11.1)

4 (14.3)

 

Professional experience in years

M (SD)

6.80 (6.09)

10.40 (10.53)

U

276.500

.437

Professional experience in the current institution in years M (SD)

3.12 (2.45)

4.48 (4.88)

U

260.500

.598

  1. Note. M mean, SD standard deviation, df degrees of freedom, F Fisher’s exact test, n/a not available, U Mann-Whitney-U-Test