Table 4.

Comparison of NSS-A factor’s mean values between groups.

	S		Factor 1		Factor 2		Factor 3		Factor 4
Categorical Variables (dichotomous)	t	p	t	p	t	p	t	p	t	p
Gender (male)	0.840	0.401	0.341	0.733	1.394	0.164	-0.793	0.428	2.052	0.040
Employment status (Temporary)	2.198	0.028	-2.239	0.025	2.216	0.027	1.145	0.253	1,.693	0.093
Job satisfaction? (Yes)	7.863	<0.001	-9.822	<0001	4.005	<0.001	5.248	0.000	3.200	0.001
Categorical Variables (more than 2 categories)			F	p	F	p	F	p	F	p
Job Role	0.573	0.564	0.212	0.809	4.998	0.007	1.317	0.268	0.247	0.781
Institution	5.541	0.004	8.129	<0.001	1.791	0.167	0.861	0.487	0.895	0.409
Department	1.716	0.144	0.981	0.417	1.991	0.094	5.091	0.007	3.136	0.016
Continuous Variables	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p
Years of Service (Institution)	-0.001	0.983	-0.010	0744	-0.041	0198	0.052	0.104	0.072	0.024
Years of Service (Department)	-0.002	0.948	-0.006	0.860	-0.068	0.033	0.041	0.200	0.063	0.048
The average number of workdays	0.069	0.046	0.065	0.055	-0.063	0.064	0.161	<0.001	0.006	0.868
on Sundays in a month
The average number of workdays	0.062	0.072	0.043	0.203	-0.064	0.056	0.132	<0.001	-0.005	0.883
on Saturdays in a month
Ordinal variables	rs	p	rs	p	rs	p	rs	p	rs	p
Highest level of nursing education	0.034	0.298	0.021	0.503	0.118	<0.001	-0.053	0.099	-0.010	0.761
After working a weekend shift can you have time off in lieu?	0.129	<0.001	0.128	<0.001	0.084	0.013	0.099	0.003	0.065	0.056
On a scale from 1 – 5, how would you rate the presence of disturbing factors in your job?	0.367	<0.001	0.349	<0.001	0.221	<0.001	0.287	<0.001	0.238	<0.001

Legend: Factor1 – Organizational Stress Factors, Factor 2 – Conflictual Communication among Peers, Factor 3 – Poor Relationships with Patients and Family, Factor 4 – Management Requirements, t -, p – p-value, r – Pearson’s correlation coefficient, r_s – Spearman’s correlation coefficient