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

Table 4

Female 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=138		Temporary contract N=87		P-value
	HSE score	Median value; (Q1-Q3)	HSE score	Median value; (Q1-Q3)
Demands	3,28b	3,25; (2,87-3,62)	2,93d	2,87; (2,37-3,37)	p=0.000
Control	3,49b	3,50; (3,00-4,00)	3,22d	3,16; (2,83-3,50)	p=0.000
Managers' Support	3,29c	3,40; (2,60-4,00)	3,05d	3,00; (2,40-3,80)	p=0.050
Peer Support	3,61d	3,70; (3,25-4,00)	3,55d	3,50; (3,00-4,00)	p=0.508
Relationships	3,46d	3,50; (2,75-4,25)	3,12d	3,25; (2,25-4,00)	p=0.035
Role	4,13c	4,20; (3,80-4,60)	3,84d	3,80; (3,40-4,40)	p=0.000
Change	3,08b	3,00; (2,66-3,66)	2,89c	3,00; (2,00-3,66)	p=0.127

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.