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Table 3 Partial correlations between work-related strains, fatigue and depression (N = 7.673) in the German population-based Gutenberg Health Study (GHS)

From: Associations of fatigue to work-related stress, mental and physical health in an employed community sample

 

Fatigue (PBS) a

Depression (PHQ-9) a

PBS partial PHQ-9

PHQ-9 partial PBS

Steiger’s Z-Test

Work overload

0.42 < .0001

0.30 < .0001

0.32 < .0001

0.04 0.0005

Z = 13.97; p < 0.001

Frequent overtime hours

0.26 < .0001

0.16 < .0001

0.21 < .0001

−0.01 0.3397

Z = 10.65; p < 0.001

Shift work

0.09 < .0001

0.08 < .0001

0.05 < .0001

0.03 0.0143

Z = 1.30; p = 0.193

Piece-rate work

0.08 < .0001

0.08 < .0001

0.04 0.0002

0.03 0.0051

Z = 0.51; p = 0.610

Too little vacation or leisure time

0.33 < .0001

0.26 < .0001

0.21 < .0001

0.08 < .0001

Z = 6.83; p < 0.001

Frequent conflicts with boss

0.25 < .0001

0.25 < .0001

0.11 < .0001

0.13 < .0001

Z = −0.58; p = 0.562

Frequent conflicts with colleagues

0.22 < .0001

0.21 < .0001

0.11 < .0001

0.10 < .0001

Z = 0.43; p = 0.668

Partner unemployed

0.04 < .0001

0.06 < .0001

0.01 0.3654

0.04 0.0010

Z = −1.32; p = 0.185

  1. a Pearson Partial Correlation Coefficients, Prob > |r| under H0: Partial Rho = 0 partialized with respect to age gender SES only. Columns 3–5 partialized with respect to age, gender, SES, and the indicated construct (DP, CBI and WRS respectively). PBS partial (work related stress items) 0.57; <.0001; Lee & Preacher (2013) [35]