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Table 5 Factors related to work motivation and health in relation to exposure to different kinds of WPV.

From: Exploring workplace violence on surgical wards in Sweden: a cross-sectional study

 

Threats

Physical violence

Humiliation

Unwanted sexual attention

 

No (n = 163)

Yes (n = 35)

 

No (n = 149)

Yes (n = 48)

 

No (n = 141)

Yes (n = 57)

 

No (n = 173)

Yes (n = 24)

 
 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

p

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

p

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

p

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

p

Commitment to workplace*

69.4(19.0)

55.0(23.2)

< 0.001

68.7(20.7)

60.8(18.8)

0.019

70.3(18.7)

58.2(22.2)

< 0.001

67.6(20.6)

61.8(19.3)

0.193

Quality of work*

70.8(15.4)

61.8(17.1)

0.002

70.3(15.4)

65.6(17.9)

0.079

71.8(15.3)

62.7(16.1)

< 0.001

69.9(16.1)

65.1(14.7)

0.172

Work engagement*

75.9(14.5)

70.6(14.8)

0.052

76.1(14.6)

71.8(14.5)

0.081

77.0(14.2)

70.2(14.6)

0.003

75.0(14.5)

76.4(14.4)

0.659

Stress*

44.9(22.6)

52.7(23.4)

0.070

44.6(23.3)

50.5(20.5)

0.121

41.7(21.9)

57.5(21.4)

< 0.001

45.6(22.5)

51.1(25.4)

0.278

Symptoms of distress*

31.4(21.1)

45.3(22.8)

< 0.001

33.3(21.9)

35.6(22.6)

0.520

29.5(20.4)

44.4(22.4)

< 0.001

33.1(21.2)

39.1(23.9)

0.220

Sleeping problems*

41.3(24.4)

48.2(26,3)

0.145

40.9(25.2)

48.1(23.0)

0.080

39.1(24.3)

50.9(24.3)

0.002

42.1(24.3)

45.7(29.6)

0.516

  1. Mean scale scores and standard deviations (SD) are visualized for scales measuring relation to work motivation and aspects of health
  2. with regard to non-exposure (No) or exposure (Yes) to different kinds of WPV.
  3. p < 0.05 was considered as a significant difference. Significant values are indicated using bold text
  4. *Range 0-100