Table 1.
Standardized regression coefficients for demographic variables, work characteristics and coping as predictors of depression and anxiety
| Depression | Anxiety | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 β | Step 2 β | Step 3 β | Step 1β | Step 2 β | Step 3 β | |
| Control variables | ||||||
| Gender | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.09 | −0.02 |
| Years of service | 0.00 | −0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| Rank | −0.04 | 0.05 | −0.01 | −0.06 | −0.00 | −0.08 |
| Work characteristics | ||||||
| Negative work characteristics | 0.32*** | 0.24** | 0.36*** | 0.23** | ||
| Positive work characteristics | −0.25** | −0.21* | −0.13 | −0.05 | ||
| Work support | −0.29*** | −0.26*** | −0.11 | −0.03 | ||
| Coping | ||||||
| Emotion-focused coping | 0.26** | 0.43*** | ||||
| Action-oriented coping | −0.04 | −0.14 | ||||
| F | 0.894 | 7.678*** | 7.465*** | 0.476 | 4.186*** | 7.586*** |
| R 2 | 0.020 | 0.266 | 0.323 | 0.011 | 0.165 | 0.327 |
| R 2Δ | 0.246*** | 0.057** | 0.154*** | 0.162*** | ||
Gender: male = 0, female = 1. Rank: constable = 0, above constable = 1.
*P < 0.05.
**P < 0.01.
***P < 0.001.