Table 3.

Pearson correlation among perceived stress, work engagement and social connection

Variables	Correlation matrix
	Mean	SD	1	2	3
1.Perceived stress	40.20	8.44	1
2.Work engagement	42.49	8.32	-0.414**	1
3.Social connection	88.38	16.72	-0.530**	0.362**	1

Note: ^**correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)

Abbreviations: SD, Standard Deviation