Table 1.
Description of the independent variables in the present sample
| Variable | Range of values | Frequency (%) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 1776 (70%) | ||
| Male | 776 (30%) | ||
| Agea | |||
| 20–30 | 274 (11%) | ||
| 31–40 | 697 (27%) | ||
| 41–50 | 667 (26%) | ||
| 51–60 | 432 (17%) | ||
| 61–70 | 318 (13%) | ||
| > 70 | 159 (6%) | ||
| Marital status | |||
| Married/cohabiting | 1962 (78%) | ||
| Single/divorced/widow(er) | 552 (22%) | ||
| SCL-5 | 1–5 | 2.00 (0.98) | |
| Personality trait reality weakness | 0–9 | 1.38 (1.85) | |
| Main field of work | |||
| Companion animal practice | 802 (32%) | ||
| Public administration | 402 (16%) | ||
| Mixed clinical practice | 268 (10%) | ||
| Academia/research | 202 (8%) | ||
| Production animal practice | 177 (7%) | ||
| Aquaculture | 121 (5%) | ||
| Equine practice | 102 (4%) | ||
| Other | 250 (10%) | ||
| Pensioner | 198 (8%) | ||
| Job stress | |||
| Emotional demands | 1–5 | 1.98 (0.79) | |
| Work/life balance | 1–5 | 2.67 (0.97) | |
| Fear of complaints | 1–5 | 3.06 (1.17) | |
| Attitudes toward mental illness | |||
| Treatment help those with mental illness (somewhat agree + strongly agree) | 2388 (93%) | ||
| People are caring toward those with mental illness (somewhat agree + strongly agree) | 1273 (50%) | ||
aAge was reported in five-year categories. In Table 1, age distribution is showed in 10-year categories, to improve readability