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Table 2 Description of the measured variables

From: A cross-sectional study on workplace experience: a survey of nurses in Quebec, Canada

Dimensions

Variables

Scores

Total

% (n = 891)

Nurses in distress

% (n = 231)

Nurses in moderately favourable situations

% (n = 446)

Nurses in favourable situations

% (n = 214)

CCC*

Structural resources of work

Access to information

Low

35.4

66.7

29.4

14.0

0.348

Medium

45.3

27.3

56.0

42.5

High

19.3

6.0

14.6

43.5

Access to opportunities

Low

3.5

12.6

0.2

0.5

0.348

Medium

31.5

53.3

26.5

18.7

High

65.0

34.2

73.3

80.8

Access to support

Low

41.9

77.9

36.1

15.0

0.439

Medium

42.9

21.7

56.1

38.3

High

15.2

0.4

7.8

46.7

Access to operation resources

Low

30.0

68.8

21.7

5.1

0.497

Medium

52.0

27.3

70.4

40.7

High

18.0

3.9

7.9

54.2

Adequacy of staffing

Low

23.8

52.4

15.7

9.8

0.405

Medium

63.3

39.8

80.7

52.3

High

12.9

7.8

3.6

37.9

Resources related to work processes

Clarity of roles

Low

11.3

31.6

5.6

1.4

0.424

Medium

41.2

50.2

52.5

7.9

High

47.5

18.2

41.9

90.7

Autonomy

Low

10.3

33.3

2.5

1.9

0.432

Medium

42.4

52.8

50.9

13.5

High

47.3

13.9

46.6

84.6

Relationship with supervisor

Low

25.8

57.6

18.6

6.5

0.416

Medium

56.2

36.8

71.3

45.8

High

18.0

5.6

10.1

47.7

Relationship with co-workers

Low

2.7

6.9

1.4

0.9

0.213

Medium

53.1

55.0

62.3

31.8

High

44.2

38.1

36.3

67.3

Personal resources

Sense of personal efficacy

Low

17.3

35.1

14.6

3.7

0.273

Medium

37.8

33.3

46.4

24.8

High

44.9

31.6

39.0

71.5

Work demands

Physical demands

Low

78.0

69.3

80.7

81.8

0.115

Medium

14.1

18.1

11.2

15.9

High

7.9

12.6

8.1

2.3

Psychological demands

Low

9.0

2.6

3.6

27.1

0.349

Medium

53.8

29.4

65.0

59.5

High

37.2

68.0

31.4

13.4

Outcomes

Intention to quit employment

Low

64.3

27.7

72.9

86.0

0.349

Medium

18.7

29.9

17.9

8.4

High

17.0

42.4

9.2

5.6

Stress

Low

9.7

9.9

7.2

14.5

0.133

Medium

77.4

68.4

81.8

78.0

High

12.9

21.7

11.0

7.5

Emotional exhaustion

Low

43.7

8.7

45.1

78.0

0.415

Medium

32.0

32.0

38.8

18.2

High

24.3

59.3

16.1

3.8

Work satisfaction

Low

20.9

59.3

7.6

7.0

0.559

High

79.1

40.7

92.4

93.0

Work engagement

Low

6.1

19.0

1.8

0.9

0.308

Medium

38.1

53.3

38.3

21.5

High

55.8

27.7

59.9

77.6

  1. *Cramer’s contingency coefficient