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

Table 3

Male population: 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=68		Temporary contract N=45		P-value
	HSE score	Median value; (Q1-Q3)	HSE score	Median value; (Q1-Q3)
Demands	3,22b	3,25; (2,75-3,62)	3,11b	3,00; (2,75-3,50)	p=0.186
Control	3,96a	4,00; (3,33-4,66)	3,28c	3,33; (2,83-3,83)	p=0.000
Managers’ Support	3,53b	3,40; (2,80-4,20)	3,12d	3,20; (2,60-3,60)	p=0.009
Peer Support	3,78b	3,75; (3,25-4,37)	3,39d	3,25; (3,00-3,75)	p=0.008
Relationships	3,51d	3,75; (2,75-4,50)	3,02d	2,75; (2,50-3,50)	p=0.007
Role	4,40a	4,60; (4,00-4,80)	3,58d	3,60; (3,00-4,20)	p=0.000
Change	3,63a	3,66; (3,16-4,00)	3,14b	3,00; (2,66-3,66)	p=0.000

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.