Table 2: Correlations among dependent variables for each group at each phase.

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
PA NA WE PD PA NA WE PD PA NA WE PD
Gratitude PA
NA -.42** -.95** -.55**
WE .67** -.40** .56** -.70** .37** .04
PD -.24 .02 -.08 -.39** .39** -.44** .17 -.17 -.09
Job Diary PA
NA -.27 -.29* -.16
WE .65** -.27 .72** .06 .60** .05
PD -.18 .65** -.27 .24 -.20 .25 .24 .07 .38**
No Exposure PA
NA -.29* -.35* -.39**
WE .74** -.20 .63** -.33* .51** -.28*
PD .04 .06 .05 -.24 .04 .01 -.24 -.00 .08

Notes. PA, NA, WE, and PD stand for positive affect, negative affect, work engagement, and perceived damage.
* and ** indicate a significance at 0.05 level and 0.01 level, respectively.