Table 2

Pearson correlation coefficients matrix of the measured variables

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1. Age1.00
2. Years of nursing experience0.90†1.00
3. Frequency of night shifts−0.17†−0.15†1.00
4. Job stressors in nursing−0.25†−0.24†0.23†1.00
5. Depression−0.11†−0.10†0.14†0.38†1.00
6. Feeling unskilled−0.37†−0.40†0.050.32†0.32†1.00
7. Time pressure−0.02−0.010.09*0.260.200.11†1.00
8. Lack of communication−0.11†−0.16†0.09*0.42†0.28†0.47†0.14†1.00
9. Sleep disturbance0.01†−0.030.050.120.230.060.23†0.071.00
10. Decreased attention−0.10*−0.09*−0.050.18*0.20*0.32†0.11*0.18†0.08*1.00
11. Frequencies of near misses−0.15†−0.19†−0.010.13†0.08*0.23†0.020.14†0.020.25†1.00
12. Frequencies of adverse events−0.21†−0.25†0.020.030.010.21†0.050.08*−0.060.20†0.52†1.00

  • ↵* Correlation significant at 0.05.

  • ↵† Correlation significant at 0.01.