Table 2.
Spearman correlation coefficients between psychosocial work characteristics and psychological distress (at T 2) in the Swedish male (n = 1,035; below the diagonal) and female (n = 905; above the diagonal) workers
| Variables | M (SD)a | M (SD)b | Spearman correlation (γ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1. Job control (T 2) | 76.3 (10.4) | 71.9 (11.0) | .05 | .14 | −.22 | |
| 2. Psychological job demands (T 2) | 32.3 (6.4) | 31.3 (6.6) | .18 | −.21 | .16 | |
| 3. Social support at work (T 2) | 12.7 (4.5) | 13.0 (4.0) | .08 | −.16 | −.24 | |
| 4. Psychological distress: GHQ-30 (T 2) | 52.3 (7.3) | 54.5 (9.8) | −.15 | .16 | −.18 | |
M mean, SD standard deviation
aMen
bWomen
p < .05 (|γ| ≥ .07); p < .01 (|γ| ≥ .09); p < .001 (|γ| ≥ .11)