Table 2.
Study results for psychosocial demands
|
Scale and items |
FWC, N = 113 |
VWC , N = 196 |
LAD , N = 1810 |
NLA , N = 2970 |
ALL , N > 35.000 |
FWC vs. LAD |
VWC vs. LAD |
FWC vs. NLA |
VWC vs. NLA |
FWC vs. ALL |
VWC vs. ALL |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW | (SD) | MW | (SD) | MW | (SD) | MW | SD | MW | SD | |||||||
|
Demands |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Quantitative demands (high = pos.) |
62 |
(15) |
61 |
(16) |
64 |
(19) |
55 |
(19) |
55 |
(19) |
|
|
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Emotional demands (high = pos.) |
70 |
(16) |
55 |
(19) |
54 |
(20) |
47 |
(22) |
52 |
(22) |
+ |
|
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
| Demands for hiding emotions (high = pos.) |
47 |
(18) |
45 |
(23) |
49 |
(23) |
45 |
(27) |
46 |
(26) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Work- privacy conflict (low = pos.) |
53 |
(23) |
47 |
(24) |
44 |
(29) |
34 |
(27) |
42 |
(29) |
+ |
|
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
Influence and development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Influence at work (high = pos.) |
57 |
(18) |
45 |
(20) |
41 |
(21) |
34 |
(21) |
42 |
(23) |
+ |
|
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
| Degree of freedom at work (high = pos.) |
71 |
(18) |
60 |
(20) |
63 |
(19) |
58 |
(22) |
53 |
(24) |
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
+ |
| Possibilities for development (high = pos.) |
80 |
(13) |
67 |
(20) |
72 |
(17) |
62 |
(19) |
67 |
(20) |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
| Meaning of work (high = pos.) |
85 |
(14) |
67 |
(21) |
71 |
(20) |
70 |
(20) |
74 |
(20) |
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
- |
| Workplace commitment (high = pos.) |
64 |
(14) |
54 |
(19) |
53 |
(20) |
53 |
(20) |
57 |
(20) |
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
|
Interpersonal relations and leadership |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Predictability (high = pos.) |
62 |
(16) |
48 |
(21) |
53 |
(23) |
50 |
(23) |
54 |
(23) |
+ |
- |
+ |
|
+ |
- |
| Role clarity (high = pos.) |
74 |
(13) |
69 |
(16) |
70 |
(19) |
71 |
(18) |
73 |
(18) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Role conflicts low = pos.) |
58 |
(18) |
52 |
(19) |
46 |
(21) |
42 |
(21) |
44 |
(21) |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Quality of leadership (high = pos.) |
22 |
(27) |
43 |
(17) |
49 |
(25) |
49 |
(25) |
50 |
(25) |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Social support (high = pos.) |
43 |
(20) |
57 |
(16) |
65 |
(20) |
64 |
(23) |
64 |
(22) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Feedback (high = pos.) |
34 |
(17) |
45 |
(16) |
38 |
(21) |
37 |
(22) |
41 |
(22) |
|
+ |
|
+ |
- |
|
| Social relations (quantity) (high = pos.) |
56 |
(19) |
59 |
(19) |
46 |
(27) |
52 |
(27) |
52 |
(28) |
+ |
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
| Sense of community (high = pos.) |
69 |
(23) |
71 |
(18) |
77 |
(18) |
75 |
(20) |
75 |
(19) |
- |
- |
- |
|
- |
|
| Mobbing (single item) (low = pos.) |
29 |
(21) |
40 |
(24) |
18 |
(23) |
20 |
(24) |
21 |
(24) |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
|
Additional scales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Job insecurity (low = pos.) |
35 |
(17) |
43 |
(16) |
19 |
(17) |
32 |
(22) |
32 |
(24) |
+ |
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
| Intention to leave (single item) (low = pos.) |
18 |
(21) |
23 |
(28) |
17 |
(24) |
17 |
(24) |
16 |
(23) |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
| Job satisfaction (high = pos.) |
66 |
(13) |
56 |
(17) |
64 |
(17) |
62 |
(16) |
63 |
(16) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
| General health (singel item) (high = pos.) |
67 |
(20) |
65 |
(21) |
71 |
(19) |
70 |
(20) |
71 |
(20) |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
| Personal burnout (low = pos.) |
43 |
(17) |
48 |
(20) |
42 |
(20) |
42 |
(20) |
42 |
(19) |
|
+ |
|
+ |
|
+ |
| Cognitive stress symptoms (low = pos.) |
35 |
(19) |
40 |
(21) |
29 |
(19) |
30 |
(19) |
29 |
(20) |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
| Satisfaction with life scale (high = pos.) | 68 | (15) | 65 | (16) | 67 | (18) | 65 | (19) | 65 | (19) | ||||||
Differences in means of > = 5 points are indicated by “+": study group value work councils is higher than COPSOQ- database reference value for organisation and management (leading position) (LAD), organisation and management (no leading position) (NLA) or COPSOQ total (ALL) or by a “-": study group value > = 5 points worse than reference value. Remark: all differences reaching or exceeding +−5 points differences are significant with p < 0.05.
Scale means and standard deviation.