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. 2021 Feb 16;180(5):412–418. doi: 10.1016/j.amp.2021.02.015

Table 2.

Correlation analysis between Work stressors, Personality traits, Coping styles, Social support and Mental health (n = 723, r).

Mental health Social support Family support Friends support Other support Positive coping Negative coping Neuroticism Conscientiousness Agreeableness Open ness Extraversion Personality traits WS 1 WS 2 WS 3 WS 4 WS 5 Work stressors
Mental health 1.000
Social support −0.445** 1.000
Family support −0.365** 0.865** 1.000
Friends support −0.401** 0.918** 0.713** 1.000
Other support −0.442** 0.910** 0.660** 0.794** 1.000
Positive coping −0.382** 0.598** 0.498** 0.577** 0.550** 1.000
Negative coping 0.261** −0.115** −0.118** −0.062* −0.132** 0.110** 1.000
Neuroticism 0.583** −0.469** −0.404** −0.412** −0.452** −0.385** 0.349** 1.000
Conscientiousness −0.345** 0.459** 0.405** 0.422** 0.437** 0.438** −0.209** −0.448** 1.000
Agreeableness −0.331** 0.511** 0.454** 0.480** 0.471** 0.395** −0.223** −0.438** 0.616** 1.000
Openness −0.288** 0.412** 0.337** 0.389** 0.396** 0.506** −0.019* −0.273** 0.516** 0.360** 1.000
Extraversion −0.325** 0.394** 0.368** 0.344** 0.368** 0.414** 0.002* −0.329** 0.292** 0.231** 0.551** 1.000
Personality traits −0.225** 0.460** 0.414** 0.428** 0.427** 0.479** −0.005* −0.121** 0.690** 0.606** 0.795** 0.633** 1.000
WS 1 0.332** −0.327** −0.235** −0.275** −0.366** −0.223** 0.123** 0.315** −0.202** −0.246** −0.087* −0.162** −0.111** 1.000
WS 2 0.397** −0.336** −0.216** −0.292** −0.382** −0.273** 0.167** 0.361** −0.240** −0.234** −0.173** −0.234** −0.163** 0.680** 1.000
WS 3 0.370** −0.333** −0.274** −0.295** −0.328** −0.178** 0.194** 0.338** −0.202** −0.237** −0.120** −0.191** −0.133** 0.501** 0.591** 1.000
WS 4 0.429** −0.404** −0.321** −0.353** −0.418** −0.277** 0.202** 0.439** −0.309** −0.327** −0.196** −0.272** −0.215** 0.580** 0.653** 0.642** 1.000
WS 5 0.450** −0.505** −0.401** −0.446** −0.527** −0.316** 0.265** 0.436** −0.384** −.391** −0.200** −0.221** −0.248** 0.571** 0.583** 0.599** 0.728** 1.000
Work stressors 0.477** −0.470** −0.354** −0.410** −0.500** −0.315** 0.235** 0.461** −0.339** −0.360** −0.188** −0.253** −0.215** 0.781** 0.805** 0.746** 0.883** 0.877** 1.000

WS 1 = nursing profession and work problems, WS 2 = time allocation and workload problems, WS 3 = working environment and resources problems, WS 4 = caring for patients problems, WS 5 = management and interpersonal relationship problems.

*

P > 0.05.

**

P < 0.01.