Research Article
Sense of Coherence and Personality Traits Related to Depressive State
Table 1
Characteristics of the subjects (total
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| | (%) | | | |
| Work-related variables | | | | | Hours of work | | | | | Full time | 327 (94) | | | | Part time | 17 (5) | | | | Shift work | | | | | Rotation to nights | 266 (77) | | | | No rotation to nights | 12 (4) | | | | No shift work | 68 (20) | | | | Job rank | | | | | Manager | 18 (5) | | | | Middle manager | 25 (7) | | | | Staff nurse | 301 (87) | | | |
| | Mean | SD | Max. | Min. |
| Age | 33.7 | 9.2 | 21 | 62 | Overtime per week | 7.0 | 5.4 | 0 | 40 | Job stressors | | | | | Quantitative job overload | 9.9 | 1.7 | 5 | 12 | Qualitative job overload | 10.3 | 1.5 | 6 | 12 | Physical demands | 3.3 | 0.8 | 11 | 40 | Job control | 6.8 | 1.7 | 3 | 10 | Skill utilization | 3.2 | 0.6 | 1 | 4 | Interpersonal conflict | 6.3 | 1.8 | 3 | 12 | Poor physical environment | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1 | 4 | Suitable jobs | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 | Intrinsic rewards | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 | Psychological distress or mood | | | | | Vigor | 5.9 | 2.2 | 3 | 12 | Anger, irritability | 7.2 | 2.4 | 3 | 12 | Fatigue | 8.4 | 2.7 | 3 | 12 | Anxiety | 7.0 | 2.6 | 3 | 12 | Depression | 12.1 | 4.8 | 6 | 24 | Buffering factors | | | | | Supervisor support | 7.4 | 2.1 | 3 | 12 | Coworker support | 8.6 | 1.9 | 5 | 12 | Family and friends support | 10.0 | 1.9 | 3 | 12 | Job satisfaction and life satisfaction | 5.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 8 | Sense of coherence | 54.2 | 11.9 | 16 | 87 | Personality | | | | | Extraversion | 8.5 | 2.8 | 2 | 14 | Agreeableness | 9.7 | 1.9 | 4 | 14 | Conscientiousness | 7.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 14 | Neuroticism | 8.4 | 2.5 | 2 | 14 | Openness | 7.3 | 2.2 | 2 | 14 |
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