Table 2 Correlations and reliability estimates for study variables (Cronbach’s alpha) (N = 1000)

1

Age

45.6

13.0

ー

2

Career in the current job(yrs)

13.8

11.5

0.57***

ー

3

Negative affectivity

23.4

7.7

-0.21***

-0.09**

(0.90)

4

Positive affectivity

24.7

6.5

0.01

0.02

0.05

(0.87)

5

Job demands

16.2

3.8

-0.13***

-0.08*

0.26***

0.09**

(0.84)

6

Job resources

23.4

5.2

-0.03

0.02

-0.29***

0.31***

-0.03

(0.86)

7

Work engagement

23.0

11.8

0.19***

0.11***

-0.26***

0.51***

0.13***

0.46***

(0.96)

8

Psychological distress

6.0

5.3

-0.23***

-0.14***

0.64***

-0.15***

0.27***

-0.32***

-0.31***

(0.90)