Table 2

(a) Background of the seafarers whose contracts have expired, and (b) product-moment correlation analysis for the mental distress variables

(a) Seafarers' backgroundn%
Respondent no. (total crew no.: 749)11015
Ship no. (total ship no.: 48)2144
Ship typeCapesize1211
Panamax5853
Supramax4036
Cement carrier00
Oil tanker00
RankMaster11
Chief officer76
Second officer98
Third officer00
Chief engineer65
First engineer00
Second engineer87
Third engineer55
Fourth engineer55
Engineer trainee44
Boson55
Carpenter55
Able seaman2018
Original seaman11
Deck cadet87
Fitter55
Engine cadet87
Chief cook76
Second cook65
RangeMSD
Age21 – 5833.78.339
Contract expired days−17 – 293153.682.895
Total Onboard days227 – 537394.881.830
(b) Product-moment correlation analysis
VariableScale range123
1. Anxiety (ANX)1–5: Slightly serious/strong ∼ extremely serious/strong  
2. Repatriation expectation (RepEx)0.48*** 
3. Negative impact on work performance (NegWP)0.77***0.36***
Mean1.582.421.56
Standard deviation1.0171.3710.934

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