Table 2.
Mean scores and standard deviations for the measures of psychological distress, stress immunity, and single item resilience per employment group
| Employment Group | N | K10 (psychological distress) | Single item resilience | Stress immunity (resilience) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | ||
| NHS Healthcare | 2,167 | 2,090 | 21.68 (7.81) | 2,157 | 7.03 (2.18) | 2,070 | 9.40 (3.18) |
| Police | 476 | 458 | 20.94 (7.63) | 473 | 7.25 (2.05) | 465 | 10.39 (3.37) |
| Fire and Rescue | 247 | 241 | 19.23 (6.79) | 244 | 7.64 (1.87) | 238 | 10.62 (3.16) |
| Ambulance | 100 | 99 | 22.88 (9.48) | 100 | 7.05 (2.19) | 99 | 10.19 (3.36) |
| Other keyworkers | 2,971 | 2,860 | 22.57 (7.86) | 2,955 | 6.84 (2.26) | 2,868 | 9.08 (3.36) |
| General population | 7,028 | 6,768 | 22.49 (8.63) | 6,973 | 6.70 (2.45) | 6,750 | 8.91 (3.53) |
| Total | 12,989 | 12,516 | 12,902 | 12,490 | |||
K10 = Kessler Distress Scale; Single item resilience = ‘Overall, I tend to bounce back quickly from difficult times’; Stress Immunity = Stress Immune subscale from Triarchic Psychopathy Measure.