Table 1.
Differences between treatment conditions
| Description (‘label’) | Mean | s.d. | ANOVA | Group comparisons (Means) (significant* findings according to the Holm–Bonferroni method) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For how able to work under pressure do you judge this employee? (rated from 1 = ‘not at all’ to 5 = ‘very much’) | Depression | 3.06 | 0.68 | F = 15.0 | Depression < Thyroid (p < 0.001) |
| Burnout | 2.87 | 0.79 | p < 0.001 | Burnout < Thyroid (p < 0.001) | |
| Private crisis | 3.15 | 0.75 | Burnout < Crisis (p = 0.001) | ||
| Thyroid | 3.37 | 0.76 | Crisis < Thyroid (p = 0.004) | ||
| Depression > Burnout (p = 0.03) | |||||
| How openly should Mr Schmidt disclose his diagnosis to his supervisors? (rated from 1 = ‘not at all’ to 5 = ‘very much’) | Depression | 4.19 | 0.89 | F = 9.4 | Depression > Thyroid (p < 0.001) |
| Burnout | 4.30 | 0.79 | p < 0.001 | Burnout > Thyroid (p < 0.001) | |
| Private crisis | 3.99 | 0.96 | Burnout > Crisis (p = 0.001) | ||
| Thyroid | 3.00 | 0.89 | |||
| How likely will Mr Schmidt suffer from similar complaints in the future? (rated from 1 = ‘very unlikely’ to 5 = ‘very likely’) | Depression | 3.59 | 0.81 | F = 7.2 | Burnout > Thyroid (p < 0.001) |
| Burnout | 3.61 | 0.81 | p < 0.001 | Depression > Thyroid (p < 0.001) | |
| Private crisis | 3.39 | 0.73 | Burnout > Crisis (p = 0.007) | ||
| Thyroid | 3.28 | 0.93 | Depression > Crisis (p = 0.01) | ||
| How often do you believe will Mr Schmidt be absent from work due to similar complaints in the next years? (rated from 1 = ‘rather seldom’ to 5 = ‘rather often’) | Depression | 3.21 | 0.76 | F = 4.7 | Burnout > Thyroid (p = 0.001) |
| Burnout | 3.29 | 0.78 | p = 0.003 | Depression > Thyroid (p = 0.01) | |
| Private crisis | 3.10 | 0.82 | |||
| Thyroid | 3.01 | 0.84 | |||
| How much assistance does Mr Schmidt need at the workplace due to his complaints? (rated from 1 = ‘not at all’ to 5 = ‘very much’) | Depression | 4.01 | 0.87 | F = 15.4 | Burnout > Thyroid (p < 0.001) |
| Burnout | 4.21 | 0.80 | p < 0.001 | Depression > Thyroid (p < 0.001) | |
| Private crisis | 3.87 | 0.94 | Burnout > Crisis (p < 0.001) | ||
| Thyroid | 3.63 | 0.91 | Crisis > Thyroid (p = 0.012) | ||
| How much can Mr Schmidt do himself to avoid that his complaints will return? (rated from 1 = ‘very little’ to 5 = ‘very much’) | Depression | 4.14 | 0.91 | F = 12.4 | Burnout > Thyroid (p < 0.001) |
| Burnout | 4.26 | 0.79 | p < 0.001 | Crisis > Thyroid (p < 0.001) | |
| Private crisis | 4.19 | 0.84 | Depression > Thyroid (p < 0.001) | ||
| Thyroid | 3.76 | 1.04 | |||
| Imagine that Mr Schmidt makes mistakes at the workplace: How much should you abstain from criticising him? (rated from 1 = ‘not at all’ to 5 = ‘very much’) | Depression | 2.77 | 0.94 | F = 1.8 | / |
| Burnout | 2.68 | 0.94 | p = 0.155 | ||
| Private crisis | 2.56 | 0.94 | |||
| Thyroid | 2.62 | 0.90 | |||
| How much do you trust Mr Schmidt to take over leadership responsibility? (rated from 1 = ‘not at all’ to 5 = ‘very much’) | Depression | 2.78 | 0.87 | F = 8.9 | Crisis < Thyroid (p < 0.001) |
| Burnout | 2.84 | 0.85 | p < 0.001 | Burnout < Thyroid (p < 0.001) | |
| Private crisis | 2.85 | 0.82 | Depression < Thyroid (p < 0.001) | ||
| Thyroid | 3.18 | 0.81 |
*α1 = 0.008; α2 = 0.01; α3 = 0.0125; α4 = 0.016; α5 = 0.025; α6 = 0.05.