K10, STSS, and SWLS means scores organised by group

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Descriptive Statistics by Gender
Group n K10 Mean K10 SD STSS Mean STSS SD SWLS Mean SWLS SD
Male 302 15.82 5.93 30.59 11.73 24.72 5.84
Female 291 17.83 6.33 34.95 12.07 24.03 5.95
NA 9 18.29 6.10 37.12 12.33 24.00 5.92
Descriptive Statistics by Court Level
Group n K10 Mean K10 SD STSS Mean STSS SD SWLS Mean SWLS SD
Supreme 122 15.26 5.97 29.90 10.86 25.75 5.40
District 157 16.57 6.59 32.44 12.43 24.79 5.86
Local 268 17.63 6.04 34.04 12.18 23.57 6.11
NA 55 17.06 5.71 34.00 12.53 24.02 5.43
Descriptive Statistics by Location
Group n K10 Mean K10 SD STSS Mean STSS SD SWLS Mean SWLS SD
Metro 512 16.67 6.27 32.48 12.02 24.42 5.98
Regional 67 18.11 5.87 35.11 12.67 24.17 5.13
NA 23 16.33 5.15 32.57 11.79 24.05 6.32

JAWS scores organised by group

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Mean JAWS Stress Scores by Gender
Group n JAWS Stress (Item 1) JAWS Stress (Item 2)
Female 291 3.30 2.66
Male 302 2.77 2.30
NA 9 3.22 2.78
Mean JAWS Stress Scores by Court Level
Group n JAWS Stress (Item 1) JAWS Stress (Item 2)
District 157 2.85 2.27
Local 268 3.35 2.78
Supreme 122 2.46 2.17
NA 55 3.32 2.38
Mean JAWS Stress Scores by Region
Group n JAWS Stress (Item 1) JAWS Stress (Item 2)
Metro 512 2.94 2.44
Regional 67 3.63 2.76
NA 23 3.48 2.86

Gender differences across measures

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Gender Differences in Wellbeing Measures
Scale Men average (n=302) Women average (n=291) t df p
K10Total_All 15.82 17.83 -3.96 576.60 0.00
STSS_All_Total 30.59 34.95 -4.41 575.90 0.00
SWLS_All 24.72 24.03 1.41 583.87 0.16
Gender Differences in JAWS Stress Scores
Scale Men average (n=302) Women average (n=291) t df p
JAWS Stress (Item 1) 2.77 3.30 -5.56 563.64 0
JAWS Stress (Item 2) 2.30 2.66 -4.13 559.85 0

Note. Box plots display the median (centre line), interquartile range (IQR; box), and 1.5 times the IQR (whiskers). Dots represent outliers falling beyond the whiskers.

Court level differences across measures

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Mean Wellbeing Scores by Court Level with ANOVA Results
Outcome Supreme (n=122) District (n=157) Local (n=268) F p Eta2
Psychological Distress 15.256 16.573 17.627 12.401 0.000 0.022
Secondary Trauma 29.901 32.440 34.038 9.865 0.002 0.018
Satisfaction with Life 25.752 24.790 23.572 12.271 0.000 0.022
Mean JAWS Stress Scores by Court Level with ANOVA Results
Outcome Supreme (n=122) District (n=157) Local (n=268) F p Eta2
JAWS Stress (Item 1) 2.461 2.846 3.349 58.228 0 0.101
JAWS Stress (Item 2) 2.167 2.272 2.778 34.475 0 0.063

Note. Box plots display the median (centre line), interquartile range (IQR; box), and 1.5 times the IQR (whiskers). Dots represent outliers falling beyond the whiskers.

Regional differences across measures

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Box Plots of Regional Differences in Wellbeing Measures
Scale Metro (n=512) Regional (n=67) t df p
k10 Mean 16.67 18.11 -1.86 85.53 0.07
STSS Mean 32.48 35.11 -1.59 81.13 0.12
SWLS Mean 24.42 24.17 0.37 89.67 0.71
Box Plots of Regional Differences in JAWS Stress Scores
Scale Metro (n=512) Regional (n=67) t df p
JAWS Stress (Item 1) 2.94 3.63 -4.96 81.51 0.00
JAWS Stress (Item 2) 2.44 2.76 -2.26 77.27 0.03

Note. Box plots display the median (centre line), interquartile range (IQR; box), and 1.5 times the IQR (whiskers). Dots represent outliers falling beyond the whiskers.

Multiple Regression Predicting Wellbeing Outcomes using Court Level, Gender, and region

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Multiple Regression: Court Level, Gender, and Region Predicting Wellbeing
Outcome Predictor B SE t p 95% CI Lower 95% CI Upper
Psychological Distress (K10) Intercept (Supreme, Male, Metro) 14.371 0.610 23.556 0.000 13.172 15.570
District vs Supreme 1.179 0.753 1.567 0.118 -0.300 2.658
Local vs Supreme 1.924 0.718 2.678 0.008 0.512 3.335
Female vs Male 2.134 0.544 3.921 0.000 1.065 3.204
Regional vs Metro 0.914 0.876 1.043 0.297 -0.807 2.635
Satisfaction With Life (SWLS) Intercept (Supreme, Male, Metro) 26.015 0.583 44.622 0.000 24.870 27.161
District vs Supreme -1.125 0.719 -1.564 0.119 -2.538 0.289
Local vs Supreme -2.087 0.686 -3.041 0.002 -3.436 -0.739
Female vs Male -0.585 0.520 -1.124 0.261 -1.607 0.437
Regional vs Metro 0.242 0.837 0.289 0.772 -1.402 1.887
Secondary Traumatic Stress (STSS) Intercept (Supreme, Male, Metro) 28.180 1.173 24.016 0.000 25.875 30.486
District vs Supreme 2.469 1.466 1.685 0.093 -0.410 5.348
Local vs Supreme 3.351 1.386 2.419 0.016 0.629 6.074
Female vs Male 3.971 1.056 3.762 0.000 1.897 6.045
Regional vs Metro 1.520 1.693 0.898 0.370 -1.806 4.847
Model Fit Statistics: Court Level, Gender, and Region Predicting Wellbeing
Outcome R2 Adj. R2 F p df df error
Psychological Distress (K10) 0.053 0.046 7.148 0.00 4 511
Satisfaction With Life (SWLS) 0.023 0.015 2.955 0.02 4 511
Secondary Traumatic Stress (STSS) 0.047 0.040 6.244 0.00 4 506

Correlational Analyses for Wellbeing measures + Scatterplots

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Pearson Correlations Between Wellbeing Measures
Measure
  1. K10
  1. SWLS
  1. STSS
  1. K10 (Psychological Distress)
— -0.49*** 0.84***
  1. SWLS (Satisfaction With Life)
-0.49*** — -0.49***
  1. STSS (Secondary Traumatic Stress)
0.84*** -0.49*** —
Note. * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001