Cortisol Awakening Response and Stress in Female Nurses on Monthly Shift Rotations: A Longitudinal Study
Table 2
Influence of research variables on work stress of shift nurses.
Independent variables
Personal reaction
Work concerns
Work competence
Inability to complete personal tasks
NSCG total score
Fixed effect
Level 1
Intercept
63.03
87.49
63.37
7.18
221.79
Shift
Evening vs day
2.91
3.55
-1.30
0.44
5.61
Night vs day
5.25
1.95
0.31
4.39
11.91
Night vs evening
2.34
-1.61
1.61
3.95
6.29
Level 2
Age
-1.55
-3.25
-1.29
-0.04
-6.17
Religion
Buddhism/Taoisma
8.86
6.93
4.53
1.57
21.88
Christianity/Catholicisma
-4.44
-10.49
-6.59
0.90
-20.70
Marital status (single or divorced) b
7.63
12.66
0.98
0.52
21.98
Educational background (university or above) c
9.95
6.10
1.31
1.70
19.16
Years of service
3-5 years d
8.52
8.13
2.55
0.15
19.47
5-7 years d
6.97
17.17
-0.84
0.23
23.72
Over 7 years d
-7.94
28.39
4.34
-2.96
22.35
Random effect
Level 2 (variance component between groups)
571.72
345.46
227.96
17.97
2930.95
Level 1 (variance component within group)
180.57
88.09
121.17
17.16
821.90
;;.a Religion as the reference group. b Married as the reference group. c Junior college as the reference group. d 1-3 years of service as the reference group.
