Research Article

Workplace Bullying as a Risk Factor for Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Mediating Role of Job-Related Psychological Strain

Table 1

Means, standard deviations, percentages, Cronbach’s α, and correlations ().

Variables itemM (SD)%α12345678910

() Age+43.64
(7.8)
() Gender (1 = male)+37.1 −0.022
() Role (1 = employee)+81.6−0.109*−0.315***
() Contract (1 = part-time)+52.3−0.256***−0.465***0.406***
() Physical demand+52.71 (0.73)0.770.019−0.095*0.0690.064
() Bullying91.67
(0.69)
0.870.0660.108*−0.087−0.111*0.238***
() Job-related strain517.30
(7.29)
0.780.157***−0.105*0.0480.0110.447***0.327***
() Low back (1 = yes)74.60.015−0.165***0.129**0.0810.347***0.169***0.285***
() Upper back (1 = yes)53.10.090*−0.162**0.111*0.099*0.308***0.214***0.294***0.387***
() Neck (1 = yes)60.50.084−0.273***0.113*0.110*0.266***0.148**0.263***0.374***0.403***
() Shoulders (1 = yes)56.60.192***−0.160***0.0530.0490.351***0.141**0.253***0.259***0.363***0.447***

Notes: +confounding variables; ***; **; *.