Results
Descriptive statistics and correlations for study variables are shown in Tables 1, 2, and 3. The relationships
among study variables were statistically significant, with small to modest correlations. Questionnaire responses to ongoing and episodic stressors may indicate that secondary school teachers in this study were experiencing stress in the work environment. Four predictors—ongoing stressor, episodic stressor, coworker support, and supervisor support—explained 28% (adjusted 25%) of the variability in anxiety and 27% (adjusted 24%) of the variability in depression (Table 3). Only ongoing work environment stressor and coworker support made significant independent contributions to anxiety and depression. Higher levels of ongoing stressors were associated with higher levels of anxiety and depression, whereas higher levels of coworker support were related to lower levels of anxiety and depression. In sum, ongoing work environment stressors and coworker support had a main effect on anxiety and depression, respectively, after other study variables were controlled, whereas episodic stressors and supervisor support had no independent effect on anxiety or depression. Separate multiple regression analyses were performed for anxiety and depression (Table 4). Although the researchers found a significant main effect of ongoing stressors and coworker support on anxiety and depression, no statistically significant interaction effect among any work environment stressors or coworker or supervisor support on anxiety or depression was found; these results indicate no moderating effect for coworker or supervisor support. In other words, social support from coworkers or supervisors did not moderate the relationship between work environment stressors and anxiety or depression.