Occupational Stress Subgroup

Sample

Mean

SD

P value

Death and Dying

General Nurses

Psychiatric Nurses

2.5

2.25

0.62

0.79

0.007

Conflict with Physicians

General Nurses

Psychiatric Nurses

2.40

2.755

0.90

0.57

0.001

Inadequate Emotional Preparation

General Nurses

Psychiatric Nurses

2.17

2.35

0.80

0.60

0.034

Problems Relating to Peers

General Nurses

Psychiatric Nurses

1.98

2.21

0.75

0.56

0.006

Problems Relating to Supervisors

General Nurses

Psychiatric Nurses

2.64

2.87

0.90

0.43

0.04

Work Load

General Nurses

Psychiatric Nurses

2.71

2.46

0.61

0.88

0.011

Patients and their Families

General Nurses

Psychiatric Nurses

2.43

2.85

0.96

0.62

0.001

Uncertainty Concerning Treatment

General Nurses

Psychiatric Nurses

2.34

2.85

0.79

0.54

0.001

Discrimination

General Nurses

Psychiatric Nurses

2.10

2.89

1.19

0.88

0.001