Table 2

Correlation matrix among the work–life climate, teamwork climate and safety climate scales and convergent validity with related individual items not included in the work–life climate scale

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Work–life climate
Teamwork climate	0.307**
Safety climate	0.284**	0.719**
Scheduling problems in this clinical area sometimes interfere with my quality of life	−0.301**	−0.168**	−0.045
Working while fatigued has made me more irritable with my colleagues	−0.301**	−0.157**	−0.105	0.283**
I sometimes fall asleep when I do not intend to (eg, in the car, watching a movie, etc)	−0.241**	−0.112*	−0.020	0.278**	0.269**
Dealt with an unexpected emergency	0.500**	0.226**	0.208**	−0.178**	−0.188**	−0.130*
Arrived late for work	0.168**	0.159**	0.096	−0.042	−0.170**	−0.157**	0.130*
Morale in this clinical area is high	0.323**	0.652**	0.616**	−0.138*	−0.177**	−0.014	0.243**	0.053
I have enough time to think through patient care issues while working in this clinical area.	0.317**	0.412**	0.444**	−0.088	−0.173**	−0.119*	0.143*	0.116*	0.396**
I would like to find a better job	−0.243**	−0.455**	−0.413**	0.169**	0.084	0.151**	−0.150**	−0.091	−0.405**	−0.369**
The staffing levels in this clinical area are sufficient to handle the number of patients	0.166**	0.382**	0.437**	−0.080	−0.090	−0.102	−0.063	0.125*	0.416**	0.438**	−0.343**
Argued with a coworker	0.291**	0.225**	0.293**	−0.094	−0.180**	−0.095	0.270**	0.315**	0.161**	0.254**	−0.249**	0.203**
My work life is understood by my friends and family	0.267**	0.320**	0.377**	−0.123*	−0.249**	−0.097	0.230**	0.029	0.364*	0.416**	−0.243**	0.296**	0.243**

All results are data-aggregated to the work setting level.
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level; ** at the 0.01 level (two-tailed).