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. 2021 May 12;16(5):e0250563. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250563

Table 4. Work-related predictors of stress.

Women (N = 1,471) Men (N = 1,387)
N OR 95% CI N OR 95% CI
COVID–stress p < .0001 p < .0001
    No Change/Decrease 510(34.7%) 683(49.2%)
    Increase 961(65.3%) 4.097*** (3.14–5.35) 704(50.8%) 2.789*** (2.14–3.64)
Age p < .0001 p < .0001
    Less than 40 584(39.7%) 2.264*** (1.51–3.40) 410(29.6%) 3.905*** (2.69–5.67)
    41 to 60 684(46.5%) 1.194 (.81–1.75) 581(41.9%) 2.296*** (1.64–3.21)
    61 and older 203(13.8%) 396(28.6%)
Alc. permissiveness at workplace p = .301 p = .283
    Low 462(31.4%) 513(37.0%)
    Intermediate 462(31.4%) 1.279 (.93–1.77) 442(31.9%) .770 (.56–1.06)
    High 547(37.2%) 1.207 (.87–1.67) 432(31.1%) .871 (.62–1.22)
Work-Family Conflict p = .203 p < .0001
    Low 589(40.0%) 632(45.6%)
    Intermediate 458(31.1%) 1.278 (.93–1.76) 459(33.1%) 1.647** (1.19–2.27)
    High 424(28.8%) 1.383 (.91–2.10) 296(21.3%) 2.425*** (1.56–3.77)
Effort-Reward Imbalance p < .0001 p = .001
    Low 395(26.9%) 515(37.1%)
    Intermediate 524(35.6%) 1.955*** (1.42–2.70) 455(32.8%) 1.357 (.97–1.89)
    High 552(37.5%) 2.387*** (1.58–3.61) 417(30.1%) 2.241*** (1.47–3.41)
Work Overcommitment p < .0001 p < .0001
    Low 351(23.9%) 476(34.3%)
    Intermediate 572(38.9%) 1.846*** (1.33–2.55) 535(38.6%) 1.930*** (1.39–2.68)
    High 548(37.3%) 5.134*** (3.34–7.88) 376(27.1%) 4.639*** (3.02–7.14)
Possibility of Promotion p < .0001 p < .0001
    Low 570(38.7%) 458(33.0%)
    Intermediate 569(38.7%) .604** (.44-.84) 588(42.4%) .687* (.50-.95)
    High 332(22.6%) .449*** (.31-.66) 341(24.6%) .423*** (.28-.63)

* significant difference from referent (*p ≤ .05; **p ≤ .01; ***p ≤ .001); OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.