Table 6.
Psychosocial working conditions as overall mean (SD) and in relation to WPC category, women
| Mean (SD) of COPSOQ Items according to WPC category | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall COPSOQ Mean (SD) |
Very low (<20 %) | Low (20–39 %) | Moderate (40–59 %) | High (60–79 %) | Very high (>=80 %) | |
| Quantitative demands (−) | 49 (20) | 35 (18) | 47 (16) | 55 (16) | 63 (15) | 71 (15) |
| Emotional demands (−) | 47 (23) | 32 (22) | 46 (20) | 54 (19) | 59 (20) | 69 (18) |
| Demands for hiding emotions (−) | 37 (25) | 26 (24) | 37 (22) | 43 (23) | 47 (21) | 56 (24) |
| Influence at work (+) | 47 (26) | 47 (28) | 50 (25) | 50 (25) | 46 (24) | 39 (23) |
| Degree of freedom at work (+) | 62 (26) | 68 (24) | 61 (27) | 61 (25) | 56 (29) | 49 (27) |
| Possibilities for development (+) | 69 (20) | 64 (21) | 69 (19) | 72 (19) | 73 (19) | 75 (18) |
| Meaning of work (+) | 76 (18) | 76 (19) | 76 (17) | 75 (18) | 76 (18) | 74 (19) |
| Workplace commitment (+) | 60 (20) | 58 (21) | 60 (18) | 61 (20) | 61 (19) | 62 (20) |
| Predictability (+) | 61 (21) | 66 (21) | 62 (19) | 61 (22) | 56 (21) | 54 (23) |
| Role-clarity (+) | 79 (16) | 81 (16) | 80 (15) | 78 (16) | 75 (18) | 76 (19) |
| Role-conflicts (−) | 37 (20) | 28 (19) | 36 (18) | 41 (18) | 46 (20) | 49 (22) |
| Quality of leadership (+) | 52 (23) | 58 (24) | 55 (22) | 48 (23) | 46 (22) | 41 (23) |
| Social support (+) | 66 (20) | 70 (21) | 67 (17) | 63 (21) | 61 (19) | 58 (18) |
| Feedback (+) | 42 (21) | 44 (23) | 44 (20) | 43 (22) | 39 (19) | 36 (21) |
| Social relations (+) | 55 (29) | 60 (29) | 57 (30) | 53 (29) | 50 (27) | 48 (27) |
| Sense of community (+) | 80 (17) | 84 (15) | 79 (15) | 77 (17) | 76 (17) | 74 (19) |
| Mobbing (−) | 16 (21) | 11 (17) | 14 (20) | 19 (23) | 23 (23) | 22 (25) |
| Job insecurity (−) | 23 (20) | 21 (19) | 24 (20) | 23 (20) | 26 (21) | 28 (23) |
| Job satisfaction (+) | 68 (15) | 72 (15) | 69 (13) | 66 (15) | 64 (16) | 60 (16) |
| Work ability (−) | 14 (21) | 7.8 (17) | 11 (17) | 17 (22) | 19 (23) | 32 (30) |
| General health (+) | 73 (17) | 76 (16) | 74 (16) | 71 (18) | 70 (19) | 65 (18) |
| Burnout (−) | 42 (18) | 34 (16) | 39 (16) | 45 (16) | 52 (15) | 61 (15) |
| Cognitive stress (−) | 28 (19) | 22 (17) | 27 (19) | 30 (18) | 36 (20) | 42 (20) |
| Life satisfaction (+) | 70 (19) | 74 (19) | 73 (16) | 67 (20) | 66 (18) | 59 (19) |