Table 2.
Association of demographic and work –related variables with DASS subscales among seafarers
| Depression | Anxiety | Stress | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | p-value | No | Yes | p-value | No | Yes | p-value | ||
| Age (year) a | 34.40 ± 8.27 | 35.20 ± 6.32 | 0.49 | 34.43 ± 8.1 | 35 ± 7.13 | 0.63 | 34.42 ± 8.12 | 35.65 ± 6.86 | 0.45 | |
| Work per week (hour)a | 67.06 ± 9.51 | 68.98 ± 10.06 | 0.16 | 67.09 ± 9.50 | 68.86 ± 10.20 | 0.21 | 67.26 ± 9.47 | 67.88 ± 11.57 | 0.74 | |
| Signing in the current vessel (day)a | 114.05 ± 63.68 | 136.25 ± 52.13 | 0.01* | 115.19 ± 63.17 | 128.96 ± 58.59 | 0.14 | 115.44 ± 63.64 | 138.30 ± 41.68 | 0.07 | |
| Marital statusb | Single | 127 (90) | 14 (10) | 0.29 | 129 (91.5) | 12 (8.5) | 0.16 | 136 (96.5) | 5 (3.5) | 0.14 |
| Married | 258 (86.6) | 40 (13.4) | 259 (87) | 39 (13) | 277 (93) | 21 (7) | ||||
| Work statusb | Day | 188 (86.2) | 30 (13.8) | 0.08 | 194 (89) | 24 (11) | 0.84 | 203 (93.1) | 15 (6.9) | 0.15 |
| Shift | 193 (91.5) | 18 (8.5) | 189 (89.6) | 22 (10.4) | 203 (96.2) | 8 (3.8) | ||||
| Dutiesb | Deck | 196 (87) | 29 (13) | 0.37 | 197 (87.5) | 28 (12.5) | 0.76 | 212 (94.2) | 13 (5.8) | 0.87 |
| Engine room | 149 (90) | 17 (10) | 148 (89.1) | 18 (10.9) | 156 (94) | 10 (6) | ||||
| Service | 36 (83.7) | 7 (16.3) | 38 (88.4) | 5 (11.6) | 40 (93) | 3 (7) | ||||
| Positionb | Officer | 170 (84.6) | 31 (15.4) | 0.058 | 164 (81.6) | 37 (18.4) | < 0.001* | 182 (90.5) | 19 (9.5) | 0.002* |
| Other | 211 (90.5) | 22 (9.5) | 220 (94.4) | 13 (5.6) | 227 (97.4) | 6 (2.6) | ||||
a are reported as mean (SD), b are reported as n (%)
* statistically significant