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Table 4 Sub-theme by demographic sub-groups, as a percentage of the number of respondents within the sub-group and chi-square values

From: Thematic analysis of aid workers’ stressors and coping strategies: work, psychological, lifestyle and social dimensions

 

Female

Male

χ2

Development

Humanitarian

χ2

National

International

χ2

N

204

67

271

98

135

233

71

198

269

Stressors

Work

  Working with others

45%

52%

1.81

55%

43%

3.35

27%

54%

15.06***

  Organisational

43%

51%

1.34

36%

53%

6.52*

34%

49%

4.56*

  Work conditions

21%

18%

0.31

22%

21%

0.10

6%

26%

13.01***

Psychological

  Suffering of others and inability to help

23%

24%

0.9

28%

30%

0.22

25%

30%

0.51

  Unfair systems

8%

12%

0.78

14%

7%

2.91

7%

10%

0.42

Lifestyle

  Living conditions

11%

2%

5.607*

8%

10%

0.32

1%

11%

6.29*

  Physical health and safety

16%

10%

1.32

14%

14%

0.00

3%

19%

11.07***

Social connection

  Personal relationships

9%

13%

0.92

7%

13%

2.27

3%

13%

5.96*

Effective coping

Effective work-based strategies

  Personal organisation

15%

30%

7.09*

17%

21%

0.42

25%

16%

2.92

  Working with others

2%

15%

17.30***

7%

4%

0.79

10%

4%

4.24

  Work conditions

5%

0%

3.77

4%

4%

0.02

1%

5%

1.77

Effective psychological strategies

  Practices for mental self-care

26%

21%

0.7

19%

27%

2.00

20%

27%

1.39

  Cognitive appraisal strategies

13%

12%

0.03

14%

12%

0.30

10%

13%

0.52

Effective lifestyle strategies

  Helpful activities and self-care

58%

49%

1.51

54%

61%

1.03

25%

67%

36.16***

Effective social connection strategies

  Support from others

47%

39%

1.39

47%

46%

0.02

20%

55%

25.58***

Ineffective Strategies

Ineffective work strategies

  Ineffective work-based strategies

29%

19%

2.57

28%

28%

0.01

7%

34%

19.14***

Ineffective psychological strategies

  Ineffective psychological strategies

21%

28%

1.52

26%

24%

0.10

13%

27%

5.85*

Ineffective lifestyle strategies

  Unhelpful activities and lack of self- care

41%

28%

5.21*

33%

47%

5.10*

14%

50%

27.97***

Ineffective social connection strategies

  Ineffective social support strategies

25%

18%

1.25

28%

23%

0.64

7%

29%

13.93***

  1. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001I