Table 1 Person-related, Work-related, and Health-related Variables of German Primary/Secondary School Teachers (n = 906) and Other Teachers (n = 641)
| Â | Â | Primary/Secondary school teachers | Other teachers | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | p | |
Person-related variables | ||||||
 Demographic variables | ||||||
  Sex | Male | 251 | 27.7 | 314 | 49.0 | <.001 |
Female | 655 | 72.3 | 327 | 51.0 | Â | |
  Age | < 37 years | 165 | 18.4 | 165 | 25.9 | .002 |
37–50 years | 308 | 34.3 | 198 | 31.0 |  | |
> 50 years | 426 | 47.4 | 275 | 43.1 |  | |
Work-related variables | ||||||
 Occupational variables | ||||||
  Organizational tenure | < 5 years | 151 | 16.8 | 189 | 29.5 | <.001 |
5–14 years | 276 | 30.7 | 217 | 33.9 |  | |
> 14 years | 473 | 52.6 | 234 | 36.6 |  | |
  Job tenure | < 4 years | 190 | 21.2 | 210 | 33.1 | <.001 |
4–10 years | 266 | 29.6 | 192 | 30.2 |  | |
> 10 years | 442 | 49.2 | 233 | 36.7 |  | |
  Leadership position | No | 732 | 80.9 | 430 | 67.2 | <.001 |
Yes | 173 | 19.1 | 210 | 32.8 | Â | |
  Employment contract | Permanent | 869 | 95.9 | 463 | 72.2 | <.001 |
Temporary | 37 | 4.1 | 178 | 27.8 | Â | |
  Weekly working hours | < 21 h | 82 | 9.1 | 81 | 12.6 | .015 |
21–34 h | 170 | 18.8 | 89 | 13.9 |  | |
35–41 h | 309 | 34.1 | 232 | 36.2 |  | |
> 41 h | 345 | 38.1 | 239 | 37.3 |  | |
  Working on weekends | No | 479 | 53.0 | 376 | 58.9 | .021 |
Yes | 425 | 47.0 | 262 | 41.1 | Â | |
  Telework | No | 100 | 11.1 | 114 | 17.8 | <.001 |
Yes | 804 | 88.9 | 525 | 82.2 | Â | |
 Overload demands | ||||||
  Deadline/Performance pressure | low | 375 | 41.4 | 345 | 53.9 | <.001 |
high | 531 | 58.6 | 295 | 46.1 | Â | |
  Working very fast | low | 695 | 77.1 | 524 | 82.0 | .021 |
high | 206 | 22.9 | 115 | 18.0 | Â | |
  Prescribed performance standards | low | 628 | 69.6 | 493 | 77.2 | .001 |
high | 274 | 30.4 | 146 | 22.8 | Â | |
 Cognitive demands | ||||||
  Multitasking | low | 149 | 16.4 | 207 | 32.3 | <.001 |
high | 757 | 83.6 | 434 | 67.7 | Â | |
  Work interruptions | low | 504 | 55.7 | 413 | 64.4 | <.001 |
high | 401 | 44.3 | 228 | 35.6 | Â | |
 Emotional demands | ||||||
  Emotional demands | low | 631 | 69.6 | 563 | 87.8 | <.001 |
high | 275 | 30.4 | 78 | 12.2 | Â | |
 Contextual resources | ||||||
  Colleague support | low | 164 | 18.2 | 128 | 20.0 | .371 |
high | 739 | 81.8 | 513 | 80.0 | Â | |
  Supervisor support | low | 390 | 43.7 | 266 | 42.8 | .746 |
high | 503 | 56.3 | 355 | 57.2 | Â | |
  Rewards (Supervisor) | low | 624 | 69.6 | 419 | 67.7 | .439 |
high | 273 | 30.4 | 200 | 32.3 | Â | |
 Physical demands | ||||||
  Noise | low | 416 | 46.0 | 565 | 88.1 | <.001 |
high | 489 | 54.0 | 76 | 11.9 | Â | |
  Distracting noise | low | 548 | 60.6 | 559 | 87.2 | <.001 |
high | 357 | 39.4 | 82 | 12.8 | Â | |
Health-related variables | ||||||
 Mental health | ||||||
  Sleep disturbances | No | 558 | 61.7 | 460 | 71.8 | <.001 |
Yes | 346 | 38.3 | 181 | 28.2 | Â | |
  Exhaustion | No | 293 | 32.5 | 304 | 47.4 | <.001 |
1 symptom | 161 | 17.9 | 103 | 16.1 | Â | |
> 1 symptom | 447 | 49.6 | 234 | 36.5 |  | |
  Psychosomatic complaints | No | 182 | 20.3 | 227 | 35.6 | <.001 |
1 symptom | 130 | 14.5 | 101 | 15.8 | Â | |
> 1 symptom | 585 | 65.2 | 310 | 48.6 |  | |
 Physical health | ||||||
  Musculoskeletal complaints | No | 301 | 33.3 | 248 | 38.8 | .065 |
1 symptom | 237 | 26.2 | 145 | 22.7 | Â | |
> 1 symptom | 366 | 40.5 | 246 | 38.5 |  | |
 Sickness absence | ||||||
  Annual sick leave (days) | No | 286 | 31.8 | 228 | 35.7 | .130 |
1–5 days/year | 317 | 35.3 | 196 | 30.7 |  | |
> 5 days/year | 295 | 32.9 | 214 | 33.5 |  | |