Table II.

Explanatory variables and description of the sample (mean and standard deviation [SD] shown for continuous and ordered variables; percentage of respondents shown for binary and categorical variables)

VariableDescriptionAll
Mean/%
(SD)
Men
Mean/%
(SD)
Women
Mean/%
(SD)
 N153 (100%)87 (57%)66 (43%)
CreativeEmployee desired share of creative work in total working time (%)71.70 (20.49)71.18 (21.03)72.38 (19.90)
AgeAge in years38.76 (11.51)37.72 (12.19)40.12 (10.48)
GenderMale (= 1) vs female (= 0)57%100%100%
FamilyEmployee reported number of people living together with the employee1.66 (1.46)1.72 (1.54)1.58 (1.36)
EducationYears of education starting from primary education16.58 (2.66)15.96 (2.85)17.39 (2.14)
HealthGeneral health condition factor with overall Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin measure of sampling adequacy of the factor 0.6, comprising (1) “Do you have high blood pressure or have you ever used medicine for high blood pressure?” (Yes = 1); (2) “Do you suffer or have you suffered from diseases that significantly affect your mental fatigue?” (Five-level Likert type scale; “Never” = 1, “Often” = 5); (3) “Does your disease or injury interrupt you while doing your daily job?” (Five-level Likert type scale; “No obstacles” = 1, “Not able to work” = 5); (4) “How many workdays have you been absent from work due to disease or medical examination in the past 12 months?” (five-level scale; “None” = 1, “100-365 days” = 5); and (5) body mass index (continuous)0.00 (0.81)0.05 (0.81)−0.07 (0.81)
rMEQrMEQ score, 1… 25 scale ranging from “definitely an evening type” to “definitely a morning type”14.73 (3.53)14.98 (3.57)14.39 (3.49)
Sleep hoursEmployee reported average sleeping hours per day on the scale:   
“Less than 6 h” (base)7%6%8%
“6-7 h” (= 2)50%49%50%
“7-8 h” (= 3)38%39%36%
“8-9 h” (= 4)6%6%6%
“over 9 h” (= 5)0%0%0%

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