Scale/Subscale items/ Fit indices | Health workers | Petroleum workers | ||
Standardised Loadings (95% CI) | (δ) | Standardised Loadings (95% CI) | (δ) | |
Skill Discretion | ||||
“Learn new things” | 0.64 (0.62 - 0.66) | 0.58 | 0.69 (0.64 - 0.74) | 0.51 |
“Requires creative” | 0.69 (0.67 - 0.71) | 0.52 | 0.76 (0.72 - 0.81) | 0.41 |
“High skill level” | 0.59 (0.56 - 0.61) | 0.65 | 0.63 (0.58 - 0.68) | 0.60 |
“Variety” | 0.65 (0.63 - 0.67) | 0.57 | 0.64 (0.58 - 0.70) | 0.59 |
“Develop own abilities” | 0.66 (0.64 - 0.69) | 0.55 | 0.57 (0.50 - 0.63) | 0.67 |
Decision Authority | ||||
“Lot to say about my job” | 0.85 (0.80 - 0.90) | 0.27 | 0.44 (0.37 - 0.51) | 0.80 |
“Allows own decisions” | 0.30 (0.27 - 0.33) | 0.90 | 0.70 (0.64 - 0.75) | 0.51 |
“Little decision freedom”* | 0.30 (0.27 - 0.34) | 0.90 | 0.76 (0.72 - 0.81) | 0.41 |
Psychological Job Demand | ||||
“Working hard” | 0.63 (0.60 - 0.66) | 0.60 | 0.79 (0.75 - 0.83) | 0.37 |
“Working fast” | 0.53 (0.50 - 0.56) | 0.71 | 0.76 (0.72 - 0.80) | 0.42 |
“No excessive work”* | 0.30 (0.27 - 0.34) | 0.90 | 0.56 (0.51 - 0.61) | 0.68 |
“Enough time to get the job done”* | 0.50 (0.47 - 0.52) | 0.74 | 0.77 (0.73 - 0.81) | 0.41 |
“Conflicting demands” | 0.59 (0.56 - 0.62) | 0.65 | 0.31 (0.24 - 0.39) | 0.90 |
Emotional Demand | ||||
“Work is emotionally demanding” | 0.79 (0.77 - 0.81) | 0.37 | - | - |
“Communication and negotiation” | 0.73 (0.71 - 0.75) | 0.46 | - | - |
“Suppressing my genuine emotion” | 0.69 (0.67 - 0.71) | 0.52 | - | - |
Supervisor Social Support | ||||
“Supervisor is concerned” | 0.73 (0.71 - 0.75) | 0.46 | 0.88 (0.85 - 0.91) | 0.22 |
“Supervisor supports my job” | 0.87 (0.84 - 0.89) | 0.24 | 0.96 (0.94 - 0.99) | 0.06 |
“Treats me with respect” | 0.50 (0.47 - 0.52) | 0.75 | 0.74 (0.69 - 0.78) | 0.45 |
Coworker Social Support | ||||
“People are friendly” | 0.86 (0.84 - 0.87) | 0.26 | 0.82 (0.77 - 0.86) | 0.33 |
“People support me to do my job” | 0.81 (0.80 - 0.82) | 0.34 | 0.77 (0.72 - 0.82) | 0.41 |
“People treat me with respect” | 0.83 (0.82 - 0.84) | 0.30 | 0.85 (0.80 - 0.89) | 0.28 |
Fit indices | ||||
RMSEA** | 0.066 (0.064 - 0.069) | 0.065 (0.061 - 0.075) | ||
CFI*** | 0.91 | 0.95 | ||
TLI**** | 0.90 | 0.94 |