The Perception of Psychosocial Risks and Work-Related Stress in Relation to Job Insecurity and Gender Differences: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Total population (male and female): HSE score of permanent and temporary workers, median, first (Q1), and third (Q3) quartiles of the HSE scores obtained and statistical significance by Wilcoxon rank-sum test.

	Permanent contract N=206		Temporary contract N=132		P-value
	HSE score	Median value; (Q1-Q3)	HSE score	Median value; (Q1-Q3)
Demands	3,25b	3,25; (2,87-3,62)	2,98c	2.875; (2,50-3,37)	p=0.000
Control	3,64b	3,66; (3,16-4,16)	3,23c	3,16; (2,83-3,66)	p=0.000
Managers’ Support	3,35c	3,40; (2,80-4,00)	3,06d	3,10; (2,40-3,70)	p=0.002
Peer Support	3,66c	3,75; (3,25-4,00)	3,48d	3,50; (3,00-4,00)	p=0.034
Relationships	3,46d	3,50; (2,75-4,25)	3,07d	3,00; (2,25-4,00)	p=0.000
Role	4,21b	4,20; (4,00-4,80)	3,74d	3,80; (3,40-4,20)	p=0.000
Change	3,24a	3,33; (2,66-4,00)	2,96c	3,00; (2,16-3,66)	p=0.003

Performance classified as very good. Performance classified as good, with potential for improvement. Performance classified as requiring improvement. Performance classified as requiring urgent improvement measures.