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Table 4 Mann-Whitney U test comparing coping, stress and quality of work life scores by Academic Rank

From: Work-related stress, quality of life, and coping mechanism among lecturers in a Tertiary Educational Institution in Anambra State, Nigeria

Variables

Mean rank (Academic Rank)

  

K

P

Professor

Associate Professor

Senior Lecturer

Lecturer I

Lecturer II

Assistant Lecturer

Graduate Assistant

Coping

         

Self distraction

235.50

171.00

166.92

131.77

111.64

144.75

102.00

17.38

0.008

Active coping

257.50

162.00

145.11

113.75

147.34

149.35

41.06

30.29

0.000

Denial

257.50

165.50

86.50

122.02

129.92

180.81

22.50

55.91

0.000

Substance use

104.00

104.00

192.37

126.52

136.24

124.23

104.00

30.52

0.000

Use of emotional support

48.50

48.50

127.50

140.40

97.57

160.05

226.50

51.04

0.000

Use of instrumental support

235.50

157.50

96.76

137.84

99.53

157.40

238.11

46.58

0.000

Behavioral disengagement

149.00

149.00

146.32

129.60

133.83

136.71

70.00

8.21

0.001

Venting

237.00

53.00

137.42

131.28

115.04

181.58

11.00

61.98

0.000

Positive retraining

151.00

151.00

244.05

146.79

83.49

124.05

151.00

80.37

0.000

Planning

243.00

147.50

104.21

130.64

130.23

154.26

59.50

19.54

0.003

Humor

19.50

62.57

172.50

130.02

121.02

146.97

131.33

18.00

0.006

Acceptance

133.50

5.00

106.50

137.86

122.60

149.35

188.50

33.97

0.000

Religion

46.50

123.00

164.05

118.82

138.47

122.06

236.28

27.91

0.000

Self blame

140.50

30.00

199.42

161.53

90.15

121.25

140.50

68.87

0.000

Work-related stress

68.00

168.29

141.13

123.9

137.21

141.48

81.28

8.94

0.177

Quality of Work Life

255.50

128.50

137.00

139.70

119.52

132.64

120.89

5.93

0.431