Quality of Life in Workers and Stress: Gender Differences in Exposure to Psychosocial Risks and Perceived Well-Being

Table 3

HSE profile of the 3 samples: mean values of the total sample, male sample, and female sample and statistical significance of gender differences by Mann–Whitney test.

HSE domain	Total sample; Mean; (SD)	Male sample; Mean; (SD)	Female sample; Mean; (SD)	U	Z	value
Demand	3,22; (0,61)	3,36; (0,57)	2,91; (0,58)	749,500	3,17707	p = 0,002
Control	3,68; (0,66)	3,70; (0,69)	3,61; (0,59)	1127,500	−0,62732	p = 0,564
Support from Managers	3,61; (0,85)	3,69; (0,78)	3,45; (0,98)	1045,000	−1,0887	p = 0,287
Support from Peers	3,94; (0,73)	3,95; (0,74)	3,93; (0,70)	1164,000	−0,38111	p = 0,739
Relationships	3,52; (1,17)	3,56; (1,14)	3,37; (1,23)	1083,500	0,92412	p = 0,333
Role	4,36; (0,51)	4,40; (0,53)	4,29; (0,46)	998,000	−1,50085	p = 0,145
Change	3,57; (0,89)	3,68; (0,85)	3,31; (0,94)	920,000	−1,93775	p = 0,051

Performance classified as very good (beyond the 80th percentile of the benchmark); performance classified as good, with potential for improvement; performance classified as requiring improvement; performance classified as requiring urgent improvement measures.