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. 2014 Mar 4;11(3):2657–2682. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110302657

Table 2.

Logistic regression: factors that determine workplace bullying.

Variables Odds Ratios
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
1. Factors at a personal and familiar level
Gender (0: male; 1: female) 0.600 0.471 0.545
Education (0: higher education; 1: secondary or lower 0.331 n.s. n.s.
Status (0: partnered; 1: single) n.s. n.s. n.s.
Children under 15 at home (0: Yes; 1: No) 0.524 0.554 0.653
2. Working conditions
Work at night (0: No; 1: Yes) 0.701 0.706
Work on Sundays (0: No; 1: Yes) n.s. n.s.
More than 10 working hours a day (0: No; 1: Yes) n.s. n.s.
Shift work (0: No; 1: Yes) n.s. 0.669
Capacity to decide timetable (0: Flexibility; 1: No flexibility) 0.499 n.s.
Harmony between working hours and personal matters (0: Yes; 1: No) n.s. n.s.
Complex tasks (0: Yes; 1: No) n.s. n.s.
Rotating tasks (0: Yes; 1: No) n.s. n.s.
Autonomy on the content (0: Yes; 1: No) n.s. n.s.
Emotional involvement (0: Yes; 1:No) n.s. n.s.
Work stress (0: No; 1: Yes) 1.295 1.537
Working condition satisfaction (0: Yes; 1: No) 1.361 1.265
Payment satisfaction (0: Yes; 1: No) 1.247 1.068
Likely to be dismissed (0: No; 1: Yes) n.s. n.s.
Promotion opportunities (0: Yes; 1: No) n.s. 0.545
Motivation (0: Yes; 1: No) n.s. n.s.
3. Organizational context
Type of sector (0: Private; 1: Public) n.s.
Constant −0.613 −2.835 −3.106
χ2 Efficiency test—Added category 25.435 133.84 1.864
Degrees of freedom 3 4 1
Level of significance 0.000 0.000 0.000
χ2 Efficiency test—Global Model 25.435 159.275 161.139
Degrees of freedom 3 7 8
Level of significance 0.000 0.000 0.000
% Correct prediction
Global 58.6 72.5 74.8
Bullied 59.8 74.0 78.4
Non-bullied 57.5 70.4 70.9