Mean level of psychosocial work characteristics
| Difference between2-151 | ||||||||||||
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| Gender | Age group | SES group | Time‡ F value (1.530) | |||||||||
| Men (n=138) | Women (n=392) | F value (1.530) | 18–41 (n=267) | 42–63 (n=263) | F value (1.530) | Low (n=251) | High (n=279) | F value (1.530) | ||||
| Job control (total) | 0.3 | 2.4 | 10.82-160 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 60.0 | 61.7 | 62.0 | 60.4 | 59.2 | 63.0 | ||||||
| 1993 | 61.8 | 61.4 | 62.4 | 60.5 | 59.7 | 63.1 | ||||||
| Skill discretion | 1.6 | 4.3* | 22.92-165 | 4.3* | ||||||||
| 1990 | 71.3 | 73.8 | 74.5 | 71.8 | 70.0 | 76.0 | ||||||
| 1993 | 71.1 | 72.3 | 73.3 | 70.6 | 68.6 | 74.9 | ||||||
| Decision authority | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 54.7 | 57.5 | 58.0 | 55.5 | 56.6 | 56.9 | ||||||
| 1993 | 57.1 | 57.2 | 58.4 | 55.9 | 57.8 | 56.7 | ||||||
| Participation in decision making | 0.4 | 0.1 | 21.22-165 | 8.22-160 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 48.6 | 49.7 | 49.4 | 49.4 | 46.0 | 52.4 | ||||||
| 1993 | 49.6 | 46.1 | 47.6 | 46.4 | 42.6 | 50.9 | ||||||
| Predictability | 0.0 | 0.5 | 10.52-160 | 42.62-165 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 67.7 | 67.4 | 67.8 | 67.2 | 65.2 | 70.0 | ||||||
| 1993 | 71.4 | 71.7 | 72.0 | 71.2 | 70.1 | 72.9 | ||||||
| Social support (coworker) | 8.42-160 | 6.5* | 1.7 | 0.1 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 3.25 | 3.48 | 3.32 | 3.52 | 3.40 | 3.44 | ||||||
| 1993 | 3.26 | 3.47 | 3.35 | 3.48 | 3.34 | 3.47 | ||||||
| Social support (supervisor) | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 3.40 | 3.43 | 3.41 | 3.44 | 3.47 | 3.38 | ||||||
| 1993 | 3.31 | 3.41 | 3.42 | 3.34 | 3.45 | 3.32 | ||||||
| Job demands (psychological) | 0.0 | 0.6 | 13.32-165 | 2.1 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 58.3 | 58.6 | 57.7 | 59.4 | 57.2 | 59.7 | ||||||
| 1993 | 60.0 | 59.4 | 59.5 | 59.6 | 56.8 | 62.0 | ||||||
| Job demands (physical)§ | 2.4 | 7.02-160 | 6.1* | 3.3 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 3.11 | 3.23 | 3.12 | 3.27 | 3.29 | 3.11 | ||||||
| 1993 | 3.21 | 3.26 | 3.19 | 3.30 | 3.27 | 3.22 | ||||||