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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 4 Job dissatisfaction according to effort-reward imbalance model. Health workers, Bahia, Brazil, 2012

From: Occupational stress and job dissatisfaction with health work

Exposure types

Job dissatisfaction

n

P (%)

PR

CI (95%)

PR*

CI (95%)*

Effort

 Low

448

21.4

*

 

*

 

 High

343

36.0

1.68

1.46–1.89

1.66

1.45–1.89

Reward

 Low

567

27.0

1.11

0.97–1.27

1.16

0.99–1.36

 High

221

24.3

*

 

*

 

Overcommitment

 Absent

353

21.2

*

 

*

 

 Present

442

32.2

1.52

1.35–.71

1.42

1.24–1.63

Effort-reward imbalance model

 Balance

161

17.3

*

 

*

 

 Imbalance

618

30.1

1.75

1.49–2.04

1.73

1.44–2.08

  1. *Adjustment for gender, educational level, income, employment bond, and activities compatible with the position