Table 3.
Distribution of self-reported workplace factors (scales), by whether no longer working at interview (RTW interruption), and by whether reinjured in the current/most recent job (N=567).
| Workplace factor | N items |
Possible range |
N | Overall mean (SD) |
RTW interrupted | Reinjured | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Mean (SD) |
Yes Mean (SD) |
Pa | No Mean (SD) |
Yes Mean (SD) |
Pa | |||||
| Organization-level safety climate | 4 (mean) |
1-5 | 546 | 4.00 (1.17) |
4.06 (1.14) |
3.55 (1.27) |
0.003 | 4.07 (1.14) |
3.51 (1.29) |
0.001 |
| Group-level safety climate | 4 (mean) |
1-5 | 551 | 3.91 (1.27) |
4.01 (1.22) |
3.25 (1.39) |
0.0001 | 3.97 (1.25) |
3.55 (1.35) |
0.02 |
| Supervisor support | 1 | 1-4 | 551 | 3.35 (0.95) |
3.43 (0.90) |
2.79 (1.09) |
<0.0001 | 3.40 (0.91) |
3.00 (1.08) |
0.005 |
| Coworker support | 1 | 1-4 | 546 | 3.48 (0 .70) |
3.51 (0.66) |
3.25 (0.90) |
0.03 | 3.48 (0.70) |
3.43 (0.70) |
0.60 |
| Social support | 2 (sum) |
2-8 | 541 | 6.84 (1.34) |
6.94 (1.27) |
6.08 (1.65) |
0.0001 | 6.89 (1.31) |
6.46 (1.50) |
0.03 |
| Able to take time off work for personal/family matters | 1 | 1-5 | 559 | 3.99 (1.29) |
4.02 (1.27) |
3.72 (1.39) |
0.09 | 4.01 (1.31) |
3.82 (1.17) |
0.22 |
RTW, return to work; SD, standard deviation.
a
Unequal variances t-test.