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Table 1 Quantitative research phase participants

From: Mixed-methods research of motivational processes in workers’ adoption of healthy behavior

  

TSRQ

Stage of behavioral change

BPNSF

Variables

n (%)

Diet

Exercise

Diet

Exercise

Autonomy satisfaction

Autonomy frustration

Competence satisfaction

Competence frustration

Relatedness satisfaction

Relatedness frustration

Mean (SD)

t/f

Mean (SD)

t/f

Median [IQR]

z/h

Median [IQR]

z/h

Median [IQR]

z/h

Median [IQR]

z/h

Median [IQR]

z/h

Median [IQR]

z/h

Median [IQR]

z/h

Median [IQR]

z/h

Gender

  

-0.34a

 

0.96a

 

0.98c

 

0.11c

 

0.82c

 

0.97c

 

−1.51c

 

0.78c

 

0.91c

 

-0.10c

 Male

77 (81.9%)

5.31 (1.34)

 

5.42 (1.29)

 

3.00 [3.00, 3.00]

 

3.00 [2.50, 5.00]

 

3.25 [3.00, 4.00]

 

2.50 [2.00, 3.00]

 

3.03 [2.75, 3.50]

 

2.50 [2.00, 3.00]

 

3.50 [3.00, 4.00]

 

2.00 [1.50, 2.50]

 

 Female

17 (18.1%)

5.43 (1.49)

5.08 (1.37)

3.00 [3.00, 4.50]

3.00 [2.50, 5.00]

3.75 [3.00, 4.25

3.00 [2.25, 3.25]

3.00 [2.25, 3.13]

2.50 [2.13, 3.25]

3.75 [3.50, 4.25]

1.75 [1.50, 2.63]

Job position

  

1.21b

 

2.23b

 

14.38d*

 

11.86d*

 

4.46d

 

1.99d

 

7.76d

 

4.99d

 

7.95d

 

7.88d

 Clerical

26 (27.7%)

5.42 (1.36)

 

5.45 (1.21)

 

3.00 [3.00, 3.25]

 

3.00 [3.00, 5.00]

 

3.50 [3.00, 4.25]

 

2.63 [2.19, 3.25]

 

3.00 [2.25, 3.25]

 

2.63 [2.00, 3.06]

 

3.63 [3.00, 4.25]

 

2.00 [1.50, 2.75]

 

 Technical

34 (36.2%)

5.10 (1.45)

5.06 (1.52)

3.00 [3.00, 3.25]

3.00 [2.75, 4.00]

3.25 [3.00, 4.00]

2.25 [1.94, 3.00]

3.00 [2.75, 3.50]

2.50 [2.00, 3.00]

3.50 [3.00, 4.00]

2.00 [1.44, 2.31]

 Manufacturing

12 (12.8%)

4.94 (1.43)

4.93 (0.95)

2.00 [1.00, 3.00]

2.00 [1.00, 3.00]

3.00 [2.50, 3.94]

2.88 [2.00, 3.38]

2.50 [2.06, 3.56]

2.75 [2.13, 3.19]

3.38 [2.69, 3.94]

2.25 [1.75, 2.94]

 Sales

18 (19.1%)

5.79 (1.03)

5.87 (0.99)

3.00 [3.00–5.00]

3.00 [3.00, 5.00]

3.75 [3.19, 3.81]

2.50 [2.19, 2.81]

3.25 [2.75, 3.56]

2.13 [2.00, 2.75]

3.75 [2.69, 4.06]

2.25 [1.69, 2.50]

 Others

4 (4.3%)

Only 4 participants in this group

Living with somebody

  

3.13b

 

2.72b

 

1.76d

 

0.01d

 

0.15d

 

4.51d

 

0.26d

 

0.55d

 

5.17d

 

2.16d

 Living alone

11 (11.7%)

4.85 (1.42)

 

4.76 (1.47)

 

3.00 [2.50, 3.00]

 

3.00 [2.50, 5.00]

 

3.25 [3.00, 4.25]

 

2.25 [1.75, 3.00]

 

3.00 [2.63, 3.38]

 

2.25 [2.00, 3.00]

 

3.25 [2.63, 3.75]

 

2.00 [1.50, 2.88]

 

 Living with partner

14 (14.9%)

5.90 (0.83)

5.82 (0.99)

3.00 [3.00, 5.00]

3.00 [3.00, 3.50]

3.63 [3.00, 4.00]

3.00 [2.00, 3.31]

3.00 [2.44, 3.25]

2.25 [1.81, 2.88]

4.00 [3.19, 4.50]

1.50 [1.25, 2.06]

 Living with family (Child, and/or parents)

69 (73.4%)

5.90 (0.83)

5.82 (0.99)

3.00 [3.00, 5.00]

3.00 [3.00, 3.50]

3.63 [3.00, 4.00]

3.00 [2.00, 3.31]

3.00 [2.43, 3.25]

2.25 [1.81, 2.88]

4.00 [3.19, 4.50]

1.50 [1.25, 2.06]

Work Place

  

−1.48a

 

-1.12a

 

2.50c*

 

2.39c*

 

0.96c

 

-1.01c

 

1.05c

 

−0.69c

 

0.71c

 

−0.04c

 Main office

54 (57.4%)

5.54 (1.31)

 

5.51 (1.36)

 

3.00 [3.00, 3.50]

 

3.00 [3.00, 5.00]

 

3.50 [3.00, 4.00]

 

2.50 [2.00, 3.00]

 

3.00 [2.75, 3.50]

 

2.50 [2.00, 3.00]

 

3.75 [3.00, 4.38]

 

2.00 [1.50, 2.50]

 

 Branch office

40 (42.6%)

5.09 (1.40)

5.18 (1.22)

 

3.00 [2.00, 3.00]

3.00 [2.00, 4.50]

3.25 [2.81, 4.00]

2.63 [2.06, 3.00]

3.00 [2.31, 3.50]

2.50 [2.00, 3.00]

3.50 [3.06, 4.00]

2.00 [1.31, 2.50]

  1. SD: Standard Deviation, IQR: Interquartile Range
  2. *p <  0.05. aStudent’s t-test; bOne Way analysis of variance with Bonferroni correlation; cMann–Whitney U test; dKruskal–Wallis test with Bonferroni correction
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