Table 3

Correlation between personal, work related, and health related factors with depressive symptoms, fear-avoidance, and self-efficacy in workers with a compensation claim due to MSD (n = 187)

	Depressive symptoms	Fear-avoidance (for work)	Self-efficacy	Selected for next analysis
p⩽0.05, p⩽0.01, **p⩽0.001.
†Spearman rank correlation; ‡Pearson’s r².
Perceived physical workload‡	0.14*	0.33***	−0.12	X

Work related physical factors
Heavy loading‡	0.11	0.34***	−0.12	X
Repetitive tasks‡	0.16*	0.19*	0.03	X
Vibration‡	−0.03	0.004	0.10	–

Psychosocial workload‡
Decision latitude	−0.30***	−0.25***	0.27***	X
Psychosocial demands	0.32***	0.47***	−0.31***	X
Physical health‡	−0.09	−0.40***	0.16*	X
Pain‡	0.37***	0.43***	−0.30***	X
Co-morbidity‡	0.10	0.06	−0.17*	–
Body part of injury†	−0.11	−0.07	−0.002	–
Family income†	−0.28***	−0.04	0.17*	X
Personal income†	−0.14	−0.17*	0.07	X
Education†	−0.10	0.03	0.02	–
Marital status†	0.11	0.01	−0.04	–
Fear of income loss†	0.55***	0.28***	−0.21**	X
Work accommodation†	−0.003	0.17	0.03	–
Workplace size†	−0.12	0.04	0.06	–
Number of employees working at worksite†	−0.03	0.07	−0.01	–
Part time–full time†	−0.07	0.13	−0.07	–
Collar status†	0.001	−0.15	0.07	–
Claim history† (previous 5 years)	0.19**	0.21**	−0.003	X