Work-related stress in specialists in occupational health in Croatia: a pilot study

Figures & Tables

	N	Disagreement/conflict at work	Pressure at work	Ambiguity of work tasks	Relationship with supervisors	Work-related health concerns	Overload	Underload	Boredom with work	Job insecurity	Time pressure	Advancement constraints	Total score
All	70	9.3	15.9*	11.9	10.2*	9.2	12.7	10.4*	9.9*	9.3	11.7	9.1*	119.7*
Private practices	21	8.7	17	10.9	7.3	10.2	12.3	9.2	8.4	8.3	11.1	6.6	110.0
Healthcare centres	13	9.8	13.6	11.9	11.5	9.2	12.2	12.1	10.3	10.8	10	10.5	122.1
Public institutions	11	10.8	17.1	14	14	9.4	15.3	13.4	12.8	10.9	13.8	11.9	143.4
Not specified	25	8.7	15.8	11.8	10.3	8.3	12.2	9.2	9.9	8.8	12.1	9.2	116.2

Stressor	Items	P
Pressure at work		0.004*
	Multitasking (multiple jobs at the same time)	0.014*
	Over-control of the superiors	0.423
	Impact of work on private life	0.017*
	I have to get the job done quickly	0.150
	Too much paperwork	0.001*
Relationship with superiors		0.005*
	My ideas are different from those of the superiors	0.001*
	I have no opportunity to speak to the superior	0.021*
	I cannot predict the reactions of the superiors	0.006*
	My supervisor gives me too little feedback on quality	0.009*
	My superior criticizes me too much	0.291
Work underload		0.047*
	Too little responsibility at work	0.016*
	I am overqualified for the job	0.995
	Little opportunity for promotion	0.378
	I pretend to be busy	0.002*
	I am not encouraged to work more	0.267
Advancement constraints		0.000*
	Limited opportunity for career advancement and pay raise	0.007*
	Gender / age discrimination	0.049*
	I am not fit for the job I do	0.303
	Work means nothing to me personally	0.001*
	My work goes unnoticed	0.002*