Table 2.

Cronbach’s α and Intercorrelations of Work Stress Scales and Subscales: All Correlations Except Two are Significant at p < .001 (N = 6,053)

	Items no.	α	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.	10.	11.	12.	13.	14.
1. Psychological demands	9	0.80	1.00
2. Decision latitude	9	0.81	0.12	1.00
3. Skill discretion	6	0.72	0.23	0.88	1.00
4. Decision authority	3	0.70	0.01	0.92	0.62	1.00
5. Social support at work	8	0.82	−0.16	0.38	0.32	0.35	1.00
6. Supervisor support	4	0.88	−0.17	0.34	0.28	0.32	0.89	1.00
7. Coworker support	4	0.79	−0.08	0.26	0.24	0.23	0.71	0.31	1.00
8. Physical demands	5	0.88	0.06	−0.21	−0.16	−0.22	−0.09	−0.09	−0.03	1.00
9. Effort	6	0.75	0.52	0.12	0.19	0.05	−0.09	−0.08	−0.07	0.08	1.00
10. Reward	11	0.86	−0.25	0.25	0.17	0.27	0.45	0.44	0.26	−0.18	−0.29	1.00
11. Esteem	5	0.81	−0.24	0.22	0.14	0.24	0.48	0.46	0.30	−0.13	−0.26	0.90	1.00
12. Job promotion	4	0.78	−0.18	0.22	0.16	0.23	0.33	0.33	0.18	−0.18	−0.23	0.87	0.63	1.00
13. Job security	2	0.32	−0.17	0.16	0.12	0.17	0.21	0.22	0.10	−0.12	−0.23	0.60	0.41	0.39	1.00
14. Overcommitment	6	0.79	0.44	0.14	0.18	0.08	−0.06	−0.02a	−0.09	−0.01a	0.52	−0.19	−0.17	−0.13	−0.18	1.00

Note. ^aNot significant.