Table 5. Raw sum factor scores comparison amongst those with or without long-term sickness absence (full/part-time employment population only) and permanent sickness/disability Long-term Sickness Absence Sick/disabled Mean (SD) Mean (SD) t * t * No Yes No Yes (n=392) (n=53) (n=467) (n=34) Perception of psychosocial work environment 34.19 32.63 33.99 30.17 2.05 0.04 3.56 <0.01 (higher scores indicate (4.80) (6.30) (5.07) (5.81) less work-based risk factors) Perceived vulnerability (higher scores indicate 12.67 14.06 12.90 18.88 -2.36 0.02 -8.08 <0.01 greater sense of (3.99) (4.07) (4.06) (4.73) vulnerability) Rest-focused attitude towards recovery (higher scores indicates 13.14 13.66 13.21 14.03 -1.57 0.12 -1.94 0.05 a greater focus on the (2.28) (2.32) (2.29) (1.69) importance of rest in recovery) Attitudes towards work (higher scores indicate 19.93 19.74 19.90 20.67 more importance placed 0.53 0.60 -1.52 0.13 (2.50) (2.86) (2.54) (2.50) on the importance of good quality work) * Student’s t-test
Table 5. Raw sum factor scores comparison amongst those with or without long-term sickness absence (full/part-time employment population only) and permanent sickness/disability Long-term Sickness Absence Sick/disabled Mean (SD) t * Mean (SD) t * No (n=392) Yes (n=53) No (n=467) Yes (n=34) Perception of psychosocial work environment (higher scores indicate less work-based risk factors) 34.19 (4.80) 32.63 (6.30) 2.05 0.04 33.99 (5.07) 30.17 (5.81) 3.56 <0.01 Perceived vulnerability (higher scores indicate greater sense of vulnerability) 12.67 (3.99) 14.06 (4.07) -2.36 0.02 12.90 (4.06) 18.88 (4.73) -8.08 <0.01 Rest-focused attitude towards recovery (higher scores indicates a greater focus on the importance of rest in recovery) 13.14 (2.28) 13.66 (2.32) -1.57 0.12 13.21 (2.29) 14.03 (1.69) -1.94 0.05 Attitudes towards work (higher scores indicate more importance placed on the importance of good quality work) 19.93 (2.50) 19.74 (2.86) 0.53 0.60 19.90 (2.54) 20.67 (2.50) -1.52 0.13 * Student’s t-test
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