Developing and validating an online situational judgment test on the stress coping competence of nursing apprentices

Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training

Table 9 Pearson correlations between performance on the CopeCo-N (1-dimensional, 2-dimensional) and the experienced stress scales

Scale	1	2	3	4	5	M	SE
Person parameter stress coping competence^a
1. General factor for stress coping competence	1					− 0.60	0.88
2. Recognition of stressors and stress reactions (Dimension 1)	0.84**	1				− 0.83	0.85
3. Choice and justification of coping strategies (Dimension 2)	0.94**	0.64**	1			− 0.34	0.93
Stress scales
4. Emotional exhaustion	− 0.15*	− 0.15*	− 0.16*	1		2.53	1.09
5. Aversion	− 0.25*	− 0.20**	− 0.27**	0.57**	1	1.77	0.87

^aPerformance on the test instrument measuring stress coping competence was modeled using WLE person ability parameters. Significant correlations are marked with *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; SE: Standard error; M: Mean