Validation of the Schieman and Young measurement scales for work contact, work-family conflict, working conditions, psychological distress and sleep problems in construction industry professionals

Table 5 Correlations between selected variables and the six scales (sub-sample B: n = 319)

Constructs	Work experience	Frustration at work	Work pre-occupation	Co-worker support at work
1. Job autonomy and control (JAC)	.39***	−.20***	.03	.24***
2. Job pressure (JP)	−.15**	.37***	.44***	−.31***
3. Work contact (WC)	.14**	.25***	.41***	−.15**
4. Work-family conflict (WFC)	.00	.43***	.52***	−.45***
5. Psychological distress (PD)	−.19***	.64***	.41***	−.36***
6. Sleep problems (SP)	−.03	.52***	.39***	−.28***

Notes: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 (one-tailed test). The magnitude of the relationships is defined as follows:
trivial (r < .10), small (r = .10 to .29), medium (r = .30 to.49), and large (r ≥ .50)

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