Table 1 Description of the independent variables in the present sample
Variable | Range of values | Frequency (%) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Female | 1776 (70%) | ||
Male | 776 (30%) | ||
Agea | |||
20–30 | 274 (11%) | ||
31–40 | 697 (27%) | ||
41–50 | 667 (26%) | ||
51–60 | 432 (17%) | ||
61–70 | 318 (13%) | ||
> 70 | 159 (6%) | ||
Marital status | |||
Married/cohabiting | 1962 (78%) | ||
Single/divorced/widow(er) | 552 (22%) | ||
SCL-5 | 1–5 | 2.00 (0.98) | |
Personality trait reality weakness | 0–9 | 1.38 (1.85) | |
Main field of work | |||
Companion animal practice | 802 (32%) | ||
Public administration | 402 (16%) | ||
Mixed clinical practice | 268 (10%) | ||
Academia/research | 202 (8%) | ||
Production animal practice | 177 (7%) | ||
Aquaculture | 121 (5%) | ||
Equine practice | 102 (4%) | ||
Other | 250 (10%) | ||
Pensioner | 198 (8%) | ||
Job stress | |||
Emotional demands | 1–5 | 1.98 (0.79) | |
Work/life balance | 1–5 | 2.67 (0.97) | |
Fear of complaints | 1–5 | 3.06 (1.17) | |
Attitudes toward mental illness | |||
Treatment help those with mental illness (somewhat agree + strongly agree) | 2388 (93%) | ||
People are caring toward those with mental illness (somewhat agree + strongly agree) | 1273 (50%) | ||