Table 3.

Pearson's correlation coefficients between job‐related stressors and stress reactions of PANs

	Lack of vigour	Irritability	Fatigue	Anxiety	Depressed mood	Somatic symptoms
Psychiatric nursing ability	0.478**	0.357**	0.312**	0.241*	0.371**	0.120
Attitude of patients	0.330**	0.272*	0.516**	0.486**	0.505**	0.357**
Attitude towards	0.463**	0.535**	0.378**	0.271*	0.337**	0.117
Communication	0.306*	0.230	0.397**	0.208	0.257*	0.108
Quantitative overload	0.260*	0.344**	0.429**	0.473**	0.287*	0.192
Mental demand	0.083	0.266*	0.263*	0.445**	0.246*	0.230
Physical workload	−0.006	0.226	0.285*	0.359**	0.078	0.102
Job control	0.436**	0.357**	0.283*	0.216	0.280*	0.062
Use of techniques	0.473**	0.552**	0.469**	0.420**	0.430**	0.212
Interpersonal relations	0.379**	0.432**	0.106	0.099	0.235	0.241*
Work environment	0.366**	0.494**	0.416**	0.411**	0.431**	0.314**
Fit to the job	0.405**	0.233	0.242*	0.103	0.278*	0.053
Reward of work	0.462**	0.219	0.274*	0.095	0.342**	0.174

*p < .05, **p < .01.