Research Article

Psychosocial Work Factors and Musculoskeletal Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study among Swedish Flight Baggage Handlers

Table 4

Mean values of ratings of 13 psychosocial work factors and the combined domains Work organization and job content and Interpersonal relations and leadership in each of the six studied airports.

All Airport 1 Airport 2 Airport 3 Airport 4 Airport 5 Airport 6
–334-101-27-14
m (SD) m (SD) m (SD) m (SD) m (SD) m (SD)m (SD)

Work organization, job content
 Influence at work38 (17)37 (18)36 (16)38 (19)47 (17)41 (16)36 (16)
 Possibilities for development46 (17)44 (17)49 (16)49 (15)55 (17)53 (11)52 (11)
 Variation44 (18)41 (18)48 (16)53 (16)50 (18)60 (9)54 (12)
 Meaning of work58 (19)56 (20)62 (16)59 (18)65 (18)60 (15)63 (21)
 Commitment to the workplace47 (29)45 (17)54 (19)48 (21)52 (22)51 (18)45 (17)
Interpersonal relations
 Predictability44 (20)45 (19)42 (21)41 (19)57 (17)28 (15)22 (15)
 Recognition50 (22)51 (21)52 (21)39 (21)67 (23)42 (15)33 (19)
 Role clarity67 (18)68 (18)66 (18)63 (18)77 (11)57 (18)68 (18)
 Role conflicts46 (17)46 (17)46 (17)51 (12)42 (15)54 (14)48 (6)
 Quality of leadership38 (22)41 (21)35 (20)19 (16)53 (18)28 (25)11 (12)
 Social support from colleagues57 (18)56 (18)57 (18)65 (16)62 (17)69 (13)57 (17)
 Social support from supervisors46 (24)48 (24)40 (23)33 (20)65 (24)41 (27)21 (16)
 Social community at work79 (15)79 (16)77 (13)86 (11)82 (16)84 (9)76 (12)
Work organization 46 (13)44 (14)50 (12)49 (13)53 (14)53 (10)50 (12)
Interpersonal relations 53 (12)55 (13)53 (13)49 (10)63 (15)49 (12)42 (9)