Table 3.
HSE profile of the 3 samples: mean values of the total sample, male sample, and female sample and statistical significance of gender differences by Mann–Whitney test.
| HSE domain | Total sample Mean (SD) |
Male sample Mean (SD) |
Female sample Mean (SD) |
U | Z | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demand | 3,22b (0,61) |
3,36a (0,57) |
2,91
d (0,58) |
749,500 | 3,17707 | p = 0,002 |
| Control | 3,68b (0,66) |
3,70b (0,69) |
3,61b (0,59) |
1127,500 | −0,62732 | p = 0,564 |
| Support from Managers | 3,61b (0,85) |
3,69a (0,78) |
3,45
c (0,98) |
1045,000 | −1,0887 | p = 0,287 |
| Support from Peers | 3,94a (0,73) |
3,95a (0,74) |
3,93a (0,70) |
1164,000 | −0,38111 | p = 0,739 |
| Relationships |
3,52
d (1,17) |
3,56
d (1,14) |
3,37
d (1,23) |
1083,500 | 0,92412 | p = 0,333 |
| Role | 4,36a (0,51) |
4,40a (0,53) |
4,29b (0,46) |
998,000 | −1,50085 | p = 0,145 |
| Change | 3,57a (0,89) |
3,68a (0,85) |
3,31a (0,94) |
920,000 | −1,93775 | p = 0,051 |
aPerformance classified as very good (beyond the 80th percentile of the benchmark); bperformance classified as good, with potential for improvement; cperformance classified as requiring improvement; dperformance classified as requiring urgent improvement measures.