Table 4.
Relationship of demographic/job characteristics with the stress factor given responsibility without the authority to take decisions
| Variable | Given responsibility without the authority to take decisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | Occasionally stressful | Stressful | Very stressful | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 24 (12.31%) | 12 (6.15%) | 64 (32.82%) | 95 (48.72%) |
| Male | 28 (26.67%) | 8 (7.62%) | 41 (39.05%) | 28 (26.67%) |
| Pearson chi-square: 7.83, df = 2, p = 0.02*, p < 0.05 | ||||
| Age | ||||
| Under 45 | 25 (30.12%) | 5 (6.02%) | 17 (20.48%) | 36 (43.37%) |
| 45 + | 27 (12.44%) | 15 (6.91%) | 88 (40.55%) | 87 (40.09%) |
| Pearson chi-square: 5.44 df = 2, p = 0.06 | ||||
| Position in the working place | ||||
| Teacher Lower-grade | 24 (17.78%) | 11 (8.15%) | 30 (22.22%) | 70 (51.85%) |
| Teacher Upper-grade | 28 (16.97%) | 9 (5.45%) | 75 (45.45%) | 53 (32.12%) |
| Pearson chi-square: 19.32, df = 2, p = 0.00006**, p < 0.01 | ||||
| The current job is the first job | ||||
| Yes | 36 (20.69%) | 13 (7.47%) | 44 (25.29%) | 81 (46.55%) |
| No | 16 (12.7%) | 7 (5.56%) | 61 (48.41%) | 42 (33.33%) |
| Pearson chi-square: 13.93, df = 2, p = 0.0009**, p < 0.01 | ||||
| Level of education | ||||
| High | 37 (23.27%) | 1 (0.63%) | 49 (30.82%) | 72 (45.28%) |
| University | 15 (10.64%) | 19 (13.48%) | 56 (39.72%) | 51 (26.17%) |
| Pearson chi-square: 20.19, df = 2, p = 0.00004**, p < 0.01 | ||||
Note: frequencies are given as number and percentage of study subjects with certain variable.
*
Tested by chi-square test.