Table 2.
Occupational-, sociodemographic-, life-style factors and self-efficacy at baseline, among 490 teachers (356 females and 134 males), stratified into low/high demands, and low/median/high self-efficacy
| Job demands | Self-efficacy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics at baseline | Scale | Low (N = 272) | High (N = 214) | Low (N = 101) | Median (N = 214) | High (N = 172) |
| Year of compulsory school | ||||||
| year 4–6; n (%) | 93 (34) | 57 (27) | 33 (33) | 76 (35.5) | 44 (26) | |
| year 7–9; n (%) | 179 (66) | 157 (73) | 68 (67) | 138 (64.5) | 128 (74) | |
| Seniority; mean (SD) | years | 17 (12) | 17 (12) | 18 (12) | 17 (12) | 17 (12) |
| Complaints on computer | ||||||
| workstation arrangements; mean (SD) | 1-5 a | 2.8 (1.0) | 3.4 (1.1) | 3.2 (1.2) | 3.1 (1.0) | 3.0 (1.1) |
| Job demands; mean (SD) | 1-4 a | n.a. | n.a. | 3.0 (0.4) | 2.9 (0.4) | 2.9 (0.4) |
| Job control – decision latitude; mean (SD) | 1-4 b | 3.1 (0.4) | 3.0 (0.5) | 3.0 (0.4) | 3.1 (0.4) | 3.1 (0.5) |
| Job control - skill discretion; mean (SD) | 1-4 b | 3.4 (0.3) | 3.4 (0.3) | 3.3 (0.3) | 3.4 (0.3) | 3.4 (0.3) |
| Job support from manager; mean (SD) | 0-4 b | 2.8 (0.5) | 2.4 (0.6) | 2.5 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.7) |
| Job support from collegues; mean (SD) | 0-4 b | 3.1 (0.4) | 3.0 (0.5) | 3.0 (0.5) | 3.1 (0.4) | 3.1 (0.4) |
| Emotional demands; mean (SD) | 0-4 a | 2.5 (0.7) | 3.1 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.8) |
| Demands of hiding emotions; mean (SD) | 0-4 a | 1.5 (0.8) | 1.9 (0.7) | 1.8 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.6 (0.8) |
| Leadership; mean (SD) | 0-4 b | 2.3 (0.7) | 1.7 (0.80) | 1.9 (0.9) | 2.1 (0.8) | 2.1 (0.9) |
| Self-efficacy; mean (SD) | 1-5 b | 4.1 (0.5) | 4.0 (0.5) | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Gender | ||||||
| Men; n (%) | 85 (31) | 47 (22) | 24 (24) | 57 (27) | 51 (30) | |
| Women; n (%) | 187 (69) | 167 (78) | 76 (76) | 157 (73) | 121 (70) | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/cohabit; n (%) | 224 (85) | 179 (84) | 79 (80) | 187 (89) | 139 (83) | |
| Single; n (%) | 40 (15) | 33 (16) | 20 (20) | 24 (11) | 28 (17) | |
| Age; mean (SD) | years | 48 (11) | 47 (11) | 48 (12) | 48 (11) | 47 (11) |
| Personal relaxation time; mean (SD) | 1-6 b | 3.7 (1.3) | 3.3 (1.3) | 3.7 (1.4) | 3.5 (1.3) | 3.5 (1.3) |
| Domestic work; mean (SD) | 1-5 a | 2.8 (0.9) | 2.9 (0.9) | 2.75 (1.1) | 2.9 (0.8) | 2.85 (0.9) |
| Physical exercise; mean (SD) | 0-4 b | 2.8 (1.1) | 2.55 (1.1) | 2.8 (0.8) | 2.6 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.1) |
a Higher scores indicate a more unfavourable situation
b Higher scores indicate a more favourable situation