Table 4.
Occupational stress subscales comparison between junior and senior sailors
| Junior sailor (n = 226) Mean score | Senior sailors (n = 143) Mean score | |
|---|---|---|
| Role overlap | 16.6 | 18.2 |
| Role ambiguity | 9.6* | 10.2 |
| Role conflict | 12.6 | 12.9 |
| Unreasonable group and peer pressure | 10.5 | 11.0 |
| Responsibility for persons | 7.7* | 9.4 |
| Under participation | 10.0* | 9.4 |
| Powerlessness | 7.7* | 7.2 |
| Poor peer relations | 9.4 | 9.7 |
| Intrinsic impoverishment | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| Low status | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Strenuous working conditions | 10.1 | 9.8 |
| Unprofitability | 5.3 | 5.6 |
*
p<0.05, Mann Whitney U test