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Table 1 Descriptive statistics (n = 2786)

From: The association between stress attributed to information systems and the experience of workplace aggression: a cross-sectional survey study among Finnish physicians

 

Aggressiona

Physical aggressionb

Non-physical aggressionc

Non-physical aggression by patients and relativesd

Non-physical aggression by co-workers and superiorse

No

Yes

  

No

Yes

  

No

Yes

  

No

Yes

  

No

Yes

  

Variable

Mean (sd)

t

p

Mean (sd)

t

p

Mean (sd)

t

p

Mean (sd)

t

p

Mean (sd)

t

p

SAISd

3.3 (1.04)

3.5 (1.05)

-4.33

<.001

3.33 (1.04)

3.48 (1.06)

-2.51

.01

3.31 (1.04)

3.57 (1.06)

-4.55

<.001

3.34 (1.04)

3.52 (1.07)

-1.95

.05

3.32 (45.1)

3.6 (1.06)

-4.11

<.001

Age

45.7 (11.3)

44.3 (11.1)

2.7

.007

45.9 (11.2)

41.8 (11.2)

6.5

<.001

45.2 (11.4)

46.8 (10.4)

-2.84

.005

45.4 (11.2)

44.2 (11.2)

1.26

.21

45.1 (11.4)

48.1 (9.81)

-4.71

<.001

Variable

%

t

p

%

t

p

%

t

p

%

t

p

%

t

p

Gendere (women)

65.7

73.3

12.8

<.001

67.2

68.8

0.27

.60

65.8

77.4

19.8

<.001

67.1

74.1

2.64

.10

66.1

80.1

21.52

<.001

Work sectorf (public)

75.2

82.3

35.44

<.001

74.2

89.2

38.27

<.001

75.1

82.5

9.65

.002

75.9

80.6

1.32

.25

74.5

82.7

6.74

.01

  1. aAny type of aggression, physical or non-physical 0 = no, 1 = yes
  2. bPhysical agression 0 = no, 1 = at least threatened
  3. cNon-physical agression 0 = no, 1 = yes
  4. dStress attributed to information systems (1–5), 1 = low, 5 = high
  5. eGender 0 = male, 1 = female
  6. fWork sector 1 = public, 2 = private
  7. Bolded p-values indicate statistical significance