Table 4.
Correlations (Pearson’s r) between Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Variables and Stress Variables.
| Stress Variables | Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Variables |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomy | Competence | Relatedness | |
| Non-Specific Psychological Distress (K10) | −.38*** (152) | −.40** (151) | −.45*** (152) |
| Depression (DASS-21) | −.31*** (152) | −.22** (151) | −.33*** (152) |
| Anxiety (DASS-21) | −.19* (152) | −.24** (151) | −.23** (152) |
| Stress (DASS-21) | −.35*** (152) | −.29*** (151) | −.37*** (152) |
| Burnout Exhaustion (MBI-GS) | −.49*** (124) | −.23** (123) | −.33*** (124) |
| Burnout Cynicism (MBI-GS) | −.53*** (125) | −.21* (124) | −.55*** (125) |
| Burnout Professional Efficacy (MBI-GS)♣ | .30** (154) | .32*** (124) | .42*** (125) |
| Intrusion (STSS) | −.26** (123) | −.28** (122) | −.24** (123) |
| Avoidance (STSS) | −.30** (124) | −.29** (123) | −.37*** (124) |
| Arousal (STSS) | −.29** (125) | −.25** (124) | −.40*** (125) |
| Total STS (STSS) | −.30** (125) | −.32*** (124) | −.37*** (125) |
| Alcohol Use and Dependence (AUDIT) | .10 (121) | −.06 (120) | .01 (121) |
Note. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001; ♣Burnout Professional Efficacy is interpreted in the reverse direction to the other stress measures, in that higher Professional Efficacy scores are associated with lower burnout, hence the positive correlations with the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Variables reported here are expected. The number of cases in each correlation is in parentheses. AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; DASS-21 = Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales – Short Form; K10 = Kessler 10 Scale; MBI-GS = Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey; STSS = Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale.