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Table 4 Main effects for different social stressor types (random effects model)

From: How are social stressors at work related to well-being and health? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcome

KS

Mean r

95% CI

Q

I2

NMS

Role stress

63

−.25***

−.29; −.21

746.74***

91.70

29,837

Interpers. conflicts

135

−.29***

−.31; −.26

1782.72***

92.48

143,344

Conflict with supervisor

11

−.25***

−.33; −.16

42.85***

76.66

389

Conflict with clients

10

−.27***

−.38; −.15

121.37***

92.58

618

Perceived victimisation

5

−.24***

−.28; −.20

5.16

22.40

265

Supervisor mistreatment

42

−.26***

−.30; −.22

257.98***

84.11

8272

Mobbing/Bullying

62

−.32***

−.35; −.29

1289.21***

95.27

70,354

Social exclusion

13

−.29***

−.38; −.19

128.92***

9.69

1114

Sexual mistreatment

42

−.19***

−.23; −.15

277.98***

85.25

5509

Harassment

22

−.24***

−.30: −.17

298.03***

92.95

2988

Incivility

40

−.32***

−.36; −.29

226.84***

82.81

15,305

Identity threat

1

−.39***

−.50; −.27

na

na

na

Physical violence

19

−.17***

−.22; −.11

86.86***

79.28

833

Verbal/emotional violence

21

−.25***

−.30; −.20

77.57***

74.22

2040

Mistreatment

41

−.24***

−.28; −.19

538.18***

92.57

9575

Stereotype threat

1

−.46***

−.55; −.36

na

na

na

Hostility

7

−.25***

−.29;-.20

92.10***

93.49

2654

Undermining

5

−.18**

−.30; −.05

51.54***

92.24

69

Illegitimate tasks

2

−.29***

−.37; −.19

.96

na

na

Lack of justice

239

−.33***

−.36; −.31

5531.28***

95.70

466,216

  1. Note. ** p < .01; *** p < .001; all reported effect sizes are corrected for their direction
  2. KS number of samples; Mean r weighted mean correlation coefficient; 95% CI = lower and upper limits of 95% confidence interval for mean r; Q indicator of heterogeneity; I2 indicator of heterogeneity in percentages, NMS number of missing studies that would bring the p value to > alpha, based on the fail-safe N method; all effects are corrected for effect direction, representing a stressor-health relationship; na not available