Table 3 Job content and effort-reward imbalance of participants and univariate analysis of factors related to anxiety symptoms (N = 1437)
From: Anxiety symptoms among Chinese nurses and the associated factors: a cross sectional study
Variable | Number of participants in different categories No. (%) | Number of participants with anxiety symptoms No. (%) | Pvalue |
|---|---|---|---|
Job content | Â | Â | Â |
Skill discretion | Â | Â | 0.100 |
 High | 398(27.7) | 159 (39.9) |  |
 Low | 1039(72.3) | 465 (44.8) |  |
Decision authority | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 High | 657(45.7) | 256 (39.0) |  |
 Low | 780(54.3) | 368 (47.2) |  |
Decision latitude | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 High | 653(45.4) | 246(37.7) |  |
 Low | 784(54.6) | 378(48.2) |  |
Psychological job demands | 0.076 | ||
 High | 710(49.4) | 325(45.8) |  |
 Low | 727(50.6) | 299(41.1) |  |
Supervisor support | Â | Â | 0.008 |
 High | 312(21.7) | 115(36.9) |  |
 Low | 1125(78.3) | 509(45.2) |  |
Coworker support | Â | Â | 0.003 |
 High | 318(22.1) | 115(36.2) |  |
 Low | 1119(77.9) | 509(45.5) |  |
Social support | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 High | 393(27.3) | 136(34.6) |  |
 Low | 1044(72.7) | 488(46.7) |  |
Effort-reward balance at work | |||
Effort/reward ratio | Â | Â | 0.006 |
 ≤1 | 1059(73.7) | 437(41.3) |  |
 >1 | 378(26.3) | 187(49.5) |  |
Overcommitment | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 High | 704(49.0) | 371(52.7) |  |
 Low | 733(51.0) | 253(34.5) |  |