For the evaluation of the information on job satisfaction, the percentage of study participants per item answer was calculated.
For the analysis of DASS-21 subscale scores, the respective items for each subscale were summed up and multiplied by 2, to receive values equivalent to the full version of the DASS-21 (44 (link), 45 ). To identify differences in DASS-21 subscale scores by gender, region, working unit, responsibilities, how often these responsibilities were carried out, net income per month, and overall job satisfaction, mean values and corresponding SD were calculated and analyzed using t-test and ANOVA. If the requirements for ANOVA were not fulfilled, the Kruskal–Wallis test was used. Statistical analysis was performed using the JASP software package (47 ), and a p-value of ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.