Table 4

Psychological distress (mean (SD) of General Health Questionnaire) by year, profession and gender, and by graduation and work experience

1994199519961998GraduationWork experience by 1998
RapidSlowMuchLittle
All4-150 24.0 (5.4)23.0 (5.0)23.1 (5.3)22.3 (4.8)22.4 (4.7)22.2 (4.8)22.5 (4.7)22.1 (4.9)
Physicians4-151 4-152 24.2 (5.3)22.7 (4.7)22.9 (5.1)22.2 (4.7)22.2 (4.5)22.3 (4.9)22.5 (4.7)21.9 (4.6)
 men23.3 (4.2)22.5 (4.4)22.8 (4.9)22.5 (4.6)
 women24.7 (5.7)22.8 (4.8)23.0 (5.2)22.1 (4.7)
Architects4-151 4-152 23.1 (5.8)24.1 (6.0)23.8 (6.3)22.6 (5.2)23.5 (5.7)21.6 (4.6)22.4 (4.5)22.9 (5.9)
 men22.9 (5.3)24.4 (6.4)25.2 (7.1)22.5 (5.1)
 women23.5 (6.4)23.7 (5.6)22.1 (4.6)22.8 (5.5)
  • 4-150 Analysis of variance for repeated measures with time as within subject factor: p<0.001.

  • 4-151 Analysis of variance for repeated measures with time as within subject factor and profession as between subject factor: p=0.007 (time), p=0.466 (profession), p=0.004 (time × profession).

  • 4-152 t Test for the difference between physicians and architects: 1994 p=0.109, 1995 p=0.024, 1996 p=0.159, 1998 p=0.496.