Table 7 Correlation analysis results...

Table 7

Correlation analysis results

Stressor	Stress	Anxiety	Depression
Work stressor
Poor work environment	0.432^**	0.509^**	0.353^**
Excessive workload	0.404^**	0.337^**	0.312^**
High time pressure	0.336^**	0.396^**	0.295^**
Long workdays/weeks	0.359^**	0.419^**	0.343^**
The tasks you perform do not match your skills	0.527^**	0.490^**	0.468^**
Poor equipment/machinery conditions	0.103	0.494^**	0.417^**
Poor relationship with supervisors/colleagues	0.214^*	0.190	0.229^*
Job insecurity/uncertainty	0.154	0.417^**	0.396^**
Low support from colleagues/supervisor	0.278^**	0.305^**	0.173
Insufficient pay	0.256^**	0.058	−0.226^*
Lack of career development opportunities	0.207^*	0.024	0.003
Discrimination due to gender, ethnic background, etc.	0.096	0.062	0.188
Bullying	−0.124	0.072	0.393^**
Sexual harassment	−0.036	0.104	0.154
Lack of knowledge or information to perform your work	−0.062	0.219^*	0.081
Personal stressor
Lack of family time due to work	0.535^**	0.360^**	0.284^**
Poorly functioning home	0.372^**	0.403^**	0.453^**
Poor housing/accommodation/living conditions	0.083	0.135	−0.052
Financial difficulties	0.180	0.230^*	0.237^*
Excessive responsibilities in personal life	−0.024	0.189	0.298^**
Poor personal health conditions	−0.262^**	0.055	0.305^**
Coping method
I plan and take necessary actions to improve the situation	−0.068	−0.368^**	−0.375^**
I look for something good in what is happening in my life and try to grow as a person as a result of the situation	−0.096	−0.293^**	−0.358^**
I get used to the idea that it happened and learn to live with it	−0.132	−0.228^*	−0.278^**
I seek support from friends, family or support organisations	0.002	0.036	0.177
I turn to work or do a wide variety of activities to take my mind off the problem	−0.287^**	−0.109	−0.274^**
I try to find comfort in my religion or spirituality	−0.056	−0.233^*	−0.360^**
I act as if it didn’t happen/try to forget the whole thing	0.017	0.048	−0.044
I let my feelings out (E.g. crying, throwing things, yelling, etc.)	0.160	−0.040	−0.025
I avoid being with people in general and/or give up activities I would normally do	0.050	0.130	0.402^**
I drink alcohol or take drugs to forget stressors/worries	0.243^*	0.327^**	0.198^*

Stressor	Stress	Anxiety	Depression
Work stressor
Poor work environment	0.432^**	0.509^**	0.353^**
Excessive workload	0.404^**	0.337^**	0.312^**
High time pressure	0.336^**	0.396^**	0.295^**
Long workdays/weeks	0.359^**	0.419^**	0.343^**
The tasks you perform do not match your skills	0.527^**	0.490^**	0.468^**
Poor equipment/machinery conditions	0.103	0.494^**	0.417^**
Poor relationship with supervisors/colleagues	0.214^*	0.190	0.229^*
Job insecurity/uncertainty	0.154	0.417^**	0.396^**
Low support from colleagues/supervisor	0.278^**	0.305^**	0.173
Insufficient pay	0.256^**	0.058	−0.226^*
Lack of career development opportunities	0.207^*	0.024	0.003
Discrimination due to gender, ethnic background, etc.	0.096	0.062	0.188
Bullying	−0.124	0.072	0.393^**
Sexual harassment	−0.036	0.104	0.154
Lack of knowledge or information to perform your work	−0.062	0.219^*	0.081
Personal stressor
Lack of family time due to work	0.535^**	0.360^**	0.284^**
Poorly functioning home	0.372^**	0.403^**	0.453^**
Poor housing/accommodation/living conditions	0.083	0.135	−0.052
Financial difficulties	0.180	0.230^*	0.237^*
Excessive responsibilities in personal life	−0.024	0.189	0.298^**
Poor personal health conditions	−0.262^**	0.055	0.305^**
Coping method
I plan and take necessary actions to improve the situation	−0.068	−0.368^**	−0.375^**
I look for something good in what is happening in my life and try to grow as a person as a result of the situation	−0.096	−0.293^**	−0.358^**
I get used to the idea that it happened and learn to live with it	−0.132	−0.228^*	−0.278^**
I seek support from friends, family or support organisations	0.002	0.036	0.177
I turn to work or do a wide variety of activities to take my mind off the problem	−0.287^**	−0.109	−0.274^**
I try to find comfort in my religion or spirituality	−0.056	−0.233^*	−0.360^**
I act as if it didn’t happen/try to forget the whole thing	0.017	0.048	−0.044
I let my feelings out (E.g. crying, throwing things, yelling, etc.)	0.160	−0.040	−0.025
I avoid being with people in general and/or give up activities I would normally do	0.050	0.130	0.402^**
I drink alcohol or take drugs to forget stressors/worries	0.243^*	0.327^**	0.198^*

Note(s): **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)

Source(s): Authors’ own creation

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