Table 6.
Differences between judges’ and magistrates’ mean scores on Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Stress Variables.
| Variable | Judges, M (SD) |
Magistrates, M (SD) |
t | Effect size (Cohen’s d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Psychological Needs Satisfactiona | ||||
| Autonomy | 4.75 (1.16) | 4.26 (1.04) | 2.72** | .44 |
| Competence | 5.89 (0.86) | 5.76 (0.80) | 1.01 | – |
| Relatedness | 5.81 (0.94) | 5.49 (0.99) | 1.99* | .33 |
| Stress | ||||
| Non-Specific Psychological Distress (K10)a | 15.28 (4.14) | 17.67 (5.16) | −3.17** | .51 |
| Mental Ill-Health (DASS-21)a | ||||
| Depression | 1.78 (2.18) | 2.57 (3.19) | −1.74 | – |
| Anxiety | 1.03 (1.78) | 1.88 (2.52) | −2.44* | .39 |
| Stress | 4.38 (3.02) | 5.56 (4.03) | −1.99*♦ | .33 |
| Burnout (MBI-GS)b | ||||
| Exhaustion | 1.89 (1.15) | 2.60 (1.50) | −3.05** | .53 |
| Cynicism | 1.45 (1.34) | 1.75 (1.45) | 0.08 | - |
| Professional Efficacy | 5.05 (0.92) | 5.04 (0.84) | −1.21 | - |
| Secondary Traumatic Stress (STSS)b | ||||
| Intrusion | 8.73 (3.41) | 9.50 (2.80) | −1.38 | - |
| Avoidance | 11.93 (4.32) | 13.03 (4.50) | −1.38 | - |
| Arousal | 9.56 (3.19) | 10.74 (3.65) | −1.90 | - |
| Total | 29.93 (9.84) | 33.30 (10.02) | −1.86 | - |
| Alcohol Use and Dependence (AUDIT)c | 6.79 (4.23) | 5.54 (3.76) | 1.86 | - |
Note. *p < .05; **p < .01; ♦p > .05 in non-parametric analysis (Mann–Whitney U Test); an (Judges) = 68, n (Magistrates) = 84; bn (Judges) = 57, n (Magistrates) = 68; cn (Judges) = 56, n (Magistrates) = 65. AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; DASS-21 = Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales – Short Form; K10 = Kessler 10 Scale; MBI-GS = Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey; STSS = Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale.