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. 2018 Apr 30;9:584. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00584

Table 3.

Correlations of covariates with the COPSOQ scales.

Sheer quantity of work Expectations of the employer Student related issues Parent related issues Financial management issues Inability to get away from school Inter-personal conflicts Depress. Autono. Confid.
General health rating −0.215 −0.208 −0.112 −0.122 −0.135 −0.202 −0.156 −0.297 0.12 0.114
Burnout 0.281 0.25 0.147 0.155 0.169 0.246 0.188 0.361 −0.054 −0.051
Stress 0.433 0.309 0.201 0.241 0.217 0.337 0.249 0.432 −0.097 −0.095
Troubles sleeping 0.404 0.37 0.237 0.283 0.267 0.374 0.332 0.543 −0.122 −0.153
Depressive symptoms 0.212 0.327 0.221 0.248 0.198 0.278 0.335 0.6 −0.195 −0.289
Somatic stress symptoms 0.269 0.254 0.156 0.216 0.183 0.283 0.227 0.393 −0.095 −0.074
Cognitive stress symptoms 0.293 0.254 0.173 0.189 0.17 0.256 0.269 0.426 −0.181 −0.208
Self-efficacy −0.11 −0.138 −0.138 −0.182 −0.115 −0.137 0.182 0.294 0.204 0.449
Job insecurity 0.121 0.237 0.117 0.185 0.137 0.242 0.177 0.35 −0.158 −0.159
Job satisfaction −0.292 −0.388 −0.214 −0.224 −0.233 −0.281 −0.282 −0.596 −0.318 −0.214
Work-family conflict 0.541 0.341 0.198 0.248 0.259 0.378 0.235 0.374 −0.079 −0.093
Family-work conflict 0.064 0.036 0.056 0.055 0.092 0.018 0.051 0.099 0.01 0.044
Job predictability −0.254 −0.325 −0.17 −0.177 −0.215 −0.212 −0.175 −0.307 0.256 0.075
Job rewards −0.238 −0.411 −0.154 −0.184 −0.203 −0.207 −0.2 −0.38 0.198 0.098
Role clarity −0.133 −0.181 −0.121 −0.105 −0.111 −0.18 −0.197 −0.32 0.358 0.248
Role conflicts 0.311 0.377 0.234 0.295 0.324 0.288 0.385 0.378 −0.105 −0.061
Quality of leadership −0.173 −0.259 −0.056 −0.071 −0.142 −0.137 −0.114 −0.237 0.146 0.008
Social support from colleagues −0.141 −0.189 −0.13 −0.143 −0.115 −0.222 −0.167 −0.285 0.205 0.132
Social support from supervisor −0.187 −0.277 −0.083 −0.067 −0.107 −0.084 −0.116 −0.195 0.09 0.02
Social community −0.063 −0.122 −0.141 −0.168 −0.1 −0.193 −0.363 −0.316 0.214 0.248
Quantitative demands 0.553 0.318 0.203 0.195 0.214 0.261 0.206 0.304 −0.089 −0.136
Work pace 0.399 0.221 0.113 0.14 0.109 0.18 0.095 0.168 0.03 0.078
Cognitive demands 0.265 0.216 0.117 0.152 0.187 0.191 0.126 0.121 0.158 0.212
Emotional demands 0.383 0.339 0.335 0.363 0.312 0.279 0.333 0.414 0.022 0.006
Demands for hiding emotions 0.261 0.249 0.173 0.232 0.152 0.22 0.247 0.256 0.022 0.02
Influence −0.315 −0.343 −0.195 −0.181 −0.12 −0.202 −0.197 −0.335 0.396 0.225
Possibilities for development −0.087 −0.162 −0.125 −0.116 −0.032 −0.15 −0.118 −0.298 0.29 0.253
Meaning of work 0.054 0.052 −0.077 −0.069 0.03 0.049 −0.1 −0.277 0.321 0.262
Commitment to the workplace −0.291 −0.319 −0.231 −0.288 −0.192 −0.32 −0.264 −0.57 0.113 0.102
Variation 0.022 −0.119 −0.093 −0.072 -0.015 −0.128 −0.09 −0.241 0.202 0.136
Trust in management −0.102 −0.181 −0.148 −0.164 −0.167 −0.203 −0.376 −0.33 0.206 0.14
Mutual trust between employees −0.11 −0.239 −0.106 −0.101 −0.094 −0.136 −0.188 −0.249 0.203 0.091
Justice −0.082 −0.179 −0.121 −0.131 −0.051 −0.123 −0.211 −0.309 0.28 0.169
Social responsibility 0.01 −0.048 −0.057 −0.101 −0.067 −0.088 0.086 −0.121 0.096 0.11

A-priori prediction of covariates highest correlations with the COPSOQ scales are shaded in gray. Insignificant (p >0.05) correlations are in italic font. (see additional figure file).