Table 2 Bivariate correlation for all analyzed variables (n = 667)^a

(1) Experience of work-related accidents or injuries within the prior year^e

1.00

< 0.01

0.02

(2) Planning to quit your current organization by the end of the year^e

< 0.01

1.00

0.85***

(3) Planning to leave your current occupation by the end of the year^e

0.02

0.85***

1.00

(4) Sex (1, male; 0, female)

0.07^†

− 0.04

− 0.03

(3) Age

0.13**

− 0.08*

− 0.09*

(4) Marital status (1, married; 0, single)

0.03

0.09*

0.11**

(5) Education (1, less than high school; 0, others)

0.06^†

− 0.03

− 0.04

(6) Education (1, more than university; 0, others)

− 0.05

− 0.07^†

− 0.03

(7) Employment status/type (1, regular employees; 0, others)

− 0.02

0.01

0.05

(8) Duration of experience in current position (year)

0.01

< − 0.01

− 0.02

(9) Duration of experience of current occupation (year)

0.04

< 0.01

0.03

(10) Working experience as an employee (1, have; 0, none)

− 0.13***

− 0.02

< 0.01

(11) Job position (1, staff; 0, others)

0.05

0.09*

0.08*

(12) Average hours of overtime per week (1, ≤ 4 h; 0, others)

0.01

− 0.04

− 0.01

(13) Average hours of overtime per week (1, 5–9 h; 0, others)

− 0.01

0.02

0.04

(14) Average hours of overtime per week (1, ≥ 10 h; 0, others)

< − 0.01

0.02

− 0.02

(15) Frequency of working on days off per month (1, ≥ 1 times; 0, others)

< − 0.01

< − 0.01

− 0.01

(16) Intrinsic motivation of work: “being suitable for caring work”^f

− 0.10**

− 0.12**

− 0.14**

(17) Perception of adequacy of wage (1, insufficient at all; 0, others)

0.11**

0.08*

0.10**

(18) Perception of adequacy of wage (1, relatively insufficient; 0, others)

− 0.03

− 0.09*

− 0.09*

(19) Item mean social capital^f,g

0.03

− 0.11**

− 0.08*

(20) Item mean ethical leadership^f,g

0.02

− 0.14***

− 0.12**

(21) Item mean exclusive workplace climate^f,g

0.05

0.12**

0.12**