Table 1.
Sociodemographical and occupational characteristics, personality scores, occupational stress scores and mental health scores of the participants in this study (n=289)
| Variable | Statistics |
|---|---|
| Sociodemographical variables | |
| Age, years (M±DS) | 35.4±7.5 |
| Length of service, years (M±DS) | 14.0±7.9 |
| Rank, superintendent or technical staff, frequency (%) | 140 (48.4) |
| Education level, high school or higher, frequency (%) | 217 (75.1) |
| Origin, Northern Italy, frequency (%) | 145 (50.2) |
| Living in barracks, frequency (%) | 162 (56.1) |
| Married or cohabiting, frequency (%) | 108 (37.4) |
| Personality variables | |
| BFQ energy/extraversion (M±DS) | 52.9±8.3 |
| BFQ friendliness/agreeableness (M±DS) | 55.3±10.5 |
| BFQ conscientiousness (M±DS) | 52.6±8.6 |
| BFQ emotional stability (M±DS) | 62.0±8.2 |
| BFQ openness (M±DS) | 51.2±9.1 |
| Occupational stress variables | |
| DCS Demand (M±DS, range 5–20) | 13.4±2.02 |
| DCS Control (M±DS, range 6–24) | 13.3±2.7 |
| DCS Support (M±DS, range 6–24) | 18.6±2.9 |
| DCS job strain (Demand/Control ratio, M±DS) | 1.31±0.41 |
| ERI Effort (M±DS, range 6–30) | 15.0±3.2 |
| ERI Reward (M±DS, range 11–55) | 42.3±6.2 |
| ERI overcommitment (M±DS, range 6–24) | 6.9±1.9 |
| ERI weighted effort/reward ratio (M±DS) | 0.70±0.28 |
| Mental health variables | |
| BDI (M±DS, range 0–63) | 3.3±4.2 |
| STAI-T (M±DS, range 20–50) | 27.5±4.3 |
| MBI emotional exhaustion (M±DS, range 9–36) | 17.4±7.9 |
| MBI depersonalisation (M±DS, range 5–35) | 9.3±4.5 |
| MBI personal accomplishment (M±DS, range 8–56) | 42.7±9.8 |