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Table 2 Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) data from the groups

From: Psychosocial Risk Factors and Musculoskeletal Symptoms among White and Blue-collar Workers at Private and Public Sectors

 

PrWC (n = 84)

PrBC (n = 82)

PuWC (n = 47)

p-value

 

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

n (%)

95% CI

Vigor

       

Very low

0(0.0)

0.0-4.4

2(2.9)

0.7-0.9

1(2.1)

0.4-11.1

0.002

Low

1(1.2)

0.2-6.4

14(20.3)

10.5-26.6

6(12.8)

6.0-25.2

Medium

25(29.8)

21.0-40.2

23(33.3)

19.5-38.6

16(34.0)

22.2-48.3

High

43(51.2)

40.7-61.6

18(26.1)

14.4-32.1

21(44.7)

31.4-58.8

Very high

15(17.9)

11.1-27.4

12(17.4)

8.6-23.9

3(6.4)

2.2-17.2

Dedication

       

Very low

0(0.0)

0.0-4.4

4(4.9)

1.9-11.9

2(4.3)

1.2-14.2

0.013

Low

6(7.1)

3.3-14.7

15(18.3)

11.4-28.0

8(17.0)

8.9-30.1

Medium

29(34.5)

25.2-45.2

27(32.9)

23.7-43.7

18(38.3)

25.8-52.6

High

32(38.1)

28.4-48.4

13(15.9)

9.5-25.3

16(34.0)

22.2-48.3

Very high

17(20.2)

28.4-48.4

10(12.2)

6.8-21.0

3(6.4)

2.2-17.2

Absorption

       

Very low

0(0.0)

0.0-4.4

4(4.9)

1.9-11.9

0(0.0)

0.0-7.6

0.000

Low

2(2.4)

0.7-0.8

16(19.5)

12.4-29.4

4(8.5)

3.4-19.9

Medium

22(29.8)

18.0-36.5

22(26.8)

18.4-37.3

24(51.0)

37.2-64.7

High

43(51.2)

40.7-61.6

18(22.0)

14.4-32.1

15(31.9)

20.4-46.2

Very high

17(20.2)

13.0-30.0

9(11.0)

5.9-19.6

4(8.5)

3.4-19.9

Engagement

       

Very low

0(0.0)

0.0-4.4

3(3.7)

1.3-10.2

1(2.1)

0.4-11.1

0.002

Low

2(2.4)

0.7-0.8

14(17.1)

10.5-26.6

6(12.8)

6.0-25.2

Medium

25(29.8)

21.0-40.2

26(31.7)

22.6-42.4

19(40.4)

27.6-54.7

High

47(56.0)

45.3-66.1

19(23.2)

15.4-33.4

18(38.3)

25.8-52.6

Very high

10(11.9)

6.6-20.5

7(8.5)

4.2-16.6

3(6.4)

2.2-17.2

  1. Number of cases (%). 95% confidence interval (CI 95%). and statistical results (Qui-Square test) are presented.
  2. Private white-collar – PrWC, private blue-collar – PrBC, public white-collar – PuWC.