Organizational Justice and Health: A Survey in Hospital Workers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of the Sample
3.2. Intergroup Comparison
3.3. Mediation Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sex | N | % |
---|---|---|
Male | 83 | 38.1 |
Female | 135 | 61.9 |
Age | ||
<25 | 9 | 4.1 |
30–34 | 13 | 6.0 |
35–39 | 43 | 19.7 |
40–44 | 36 | 16.5 |
45–49 | 41 | 18.8 |
50–59 | 68 | 31.2 |
>60 | 8 | 3.7 |
Category | ||
Physician | 50 | 22.9 |
Nurse | 112 | 51.4 |
Support staff | 56 | 25.7 |
Physician (N = 50) | Nurse (N = 107) | Auxiliary Staff (N = 55) | p Value * | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Organizational Justice | 61.64 ± 16.61 | 63.09 ± 17.75 | 66.91 ± 15.98 | 0.206 |
Procedural Justice | 19.44 ± 6.28 | 20.08 ± 6.39 | 20.87 ± 6.26 | 0.509 |
Distributive Justice | 11.12 ± 3.62 | 11.84 ± 3.94 | 13.05 ± 4.04 | 0.036 1 vs. 3 = 0.035 |
Interpersonal Justice | 14.74 ± 4.82 | 14.30 ± 3.95 | 15.47 ± 4.10 | 0.245 |
Informational Justice | 16.34 ± 5.63 | 16.78 ± 4.38 | 17.51 ± 4.53 | 0.436 |
Younger (<40 years) (N = 65) | Middle (40–49 years) (N = 77) | Older (>50 years) (N = 76) | ||
Organizational Justice | 65.87 ± 14.41 | 65.55 ± 16.91 | 60.11 ± 16.02 | 0.053 |
Procedural Justice | 20.33 ± 5.82 | 21.27 ± 6.74 | 18.80 ± 6.12 | 0.052 |
Distributive Justice | 12.40 ± 3.60 | 12.38 ± 4.15 | 11.23 ± 3.94 | 0.124 |
Interpersonal Justice | 15.35 ± 3.91 | 14.71 ± 4.13 | 14.16 ± 4.51 | 0.257 |
Informational Justice | 17.76 ± 4.65 | 17.18 ± 4.49 | 15.80 ± 4.90 | 0.041 1 vs. 3 = 0.047 |
Male (N = 83) | Female (N = 129) | |||
Organizational Justice | 66.57 ± 14.45 | 61.92 ± 16.82 | 0.040 | |
Procedural Justice | 21.06 ± 6.09 | 19.55 ± 6.42 | 0.089 | |
Distributive Justice | 12.47 ± 3.53 | 11.68 ± 4.16 | 0.153 | |
Interpersonal Justice | 15.49 ± 3.58 | 14.21 ± 4.51 | 0.029 | |
Informational Justice | 17.54 ± 4.70 | 16.44 ± 4.72 | 0.096 |
1 | 2 | 3 | |
---|---|---|---|
1. Justice | 1 | −0.389 *** | −0.279 *** |
2. Job Strain | −0.393 *** | 1 | 0.342 *** |
3. Mental disturbance | −0.304 *** | 0.350 *** | 1 |
Measure | Unstandardized Coefficients | Standard Error | t | p Value | Standardized Coefficients |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total association | −0.094 (−0.138, −0.049) | 0.022 | −4.162 | <0.001 | −0.277 (−0.413, −0.148) |
Direct association | −0.058 (−0.104, −0.011) | 0.024 | −2.441 | 0.015 | −0.171 (−0.312, −0.033) |
Indirect association mediated via Job strain | −0.036 (−0.069, −0.011) | 0.015 | −0.107 (−0.190, −0.036) | ||
R2 | 0.183 |
Variable | Model I (Unadjusted) OR (95% CI) | p Value | Model II (Adjusted) OR (95%CI) | p Value | R2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Organizational Justice | 0.963 (0.943, 0.984) | <0.001 | 0.961 (0.939, 0.984) | <0.001 | 0.200 |
Job Strain | 6.122 (2.009, 18.659) | <0.001 | 8.077 (2.385, 27.356) | <0.001 | 0.206 |
Social Support | 0.843 (0.760, 0.936) | <0.001 | 0.816 (0.726, 0.918) | <0.001 | 0.209 |
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Magnavita, N.; Chiorri, C.; Acquadro Maran, D.; Garbarino, S.; Di Prinzio, R.R.; Gasbarri, M.; Matera, C.; Cerrina, A.; Gabriele, M.; Labella, M. Organizational Justice and Health: A Survey in Hospital Workers. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 9739. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159739
Magnavita N, Chiorri C, Acquadro Maran D, Garbarino S, Di Prinzio RR, Gasbarri M, Matera C, Cerrina A, Gabriele M, Labella M. Organizational Justice and Health: A Survey in Hospital Workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(15):9739. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159739
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagnavita, Nicola, Carlo Chiorri, Daniela Acquadro Maran, Sergio Garbarino, Reparata Rosa Di Prinzio, Martina Gasbarri, Carmela Matera, Anna Cerrina, Maddalena Gabriele, and Marcella Labella. 2022. "Organizational Justice and Health: A Survey in Hospital Workers" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 15: 9739. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159739