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Table 2 Differences in Depressive symptom by Emotional labor-related factors and Workplace violence-related factors

From: Emotional labor, workplace violence, and depressive symptoms in female Bank employees: a questionnaire survey using the K-ELS and K-WVS

Variable

Normal Depressive Symptom

 
 

N (%)

N (%)

P-value*

Emotional labor

Emotional demanding and regulation

   

 Low risk group

178 (92.2)

15 (7.8)

0.1

 High risk group

73 (85.9)

12 (14.1)

 

Overload and conflict in customer service

   

 Low risk group

191 (92.3)

16 (7.7)

0.057

 High risk group

60 (84.5)

11 (15.5)

 

Emotional disharmony and hurt

   

 Low risk group

195 (93.8)

13 (6.3)

< 0.001†

 High risk group

56 (56.0)

14 (20.0)

 

Organizational surveillance and monitoring

   

 Low risk group

192 (93.7)

13 (6.3)

< 0.001†

 High risk group

59 (80.8)

14 (19.2)

 

Organizational supportive and protective system

   

 Low risk group

180 (91.8)

16 (8.2)

0.178

 High risk group

71 (86.6)

11 (13.4)

 

Workplace violence

Experience of psychological and sexual violence from customer

  

 Low risk group

138 (93.2)

10 (6.8)

0.076

 High risk group

113 (86.9)

17 (13.1)

 

Experience of psychological and sexual violence from supervisor and coworker

  

 Low risk group

212 (93.4)

15 (6.6)

< 0.001†

 High risk group

39 (76.5)

12 (23.5)

 

Experience of physical violence from customer, supervisor and coworker

  

 Low risk group

245 (90.1)

27 (9.9)

0.417

 High risk group

6 (100.0)

0 (0)

 

Organizational protective system for workplace violence

   

 Low risk group

239 (90.9)

24 (9.1)

0.167

 High risk group

12 (80.0)

3 (20.0)

 

Total

251 (90.3)

27 (9.7)

 
  1. *by Chi-square test
  2. †p < 0.05