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Table 6 Pearson correlation (Significance; N) of Approach to Work Questionnaire and the Workplace Climate Questionnaire with personality. Correlations significant at p < 0.05 are in bold, and those with an absolute value of greater than 0.2 are underlined. Variables that are significant in the multiple regression (see text) are in shaded boxes.

From: Stress, burnout and doctors' attitudes to work are determined by personality and learning style: A twelve year longitudinal study of UK medical graduates

 

Time of measurement

aAWQ Surface-Disorganised

aAWQ Surface-Rational

aAWQ Deep

aWCQ Workload

aWCQ Supportive-Receptive

aWCQ Choice-Independence

Neuroticism

PRHO

0.172 (P < .001; N = 993)

0.021 (P = .510; N = 993)

-0.050 (P = .113; N = 992)

0.111 (P < .001; N = 992)

-0.055 (P = .086; N = 989)

-0.017 (P = .592; N = 991)

 

2002

0.335 (P < .001; N = 1645)

0.021 (P = .405; N = 1643)

-0.111 (P < .001; N = 1638)

0.307 (P < .001; N = 1642)

-0.180 (P < .001; N = 1632)

-0.168 (P < .001; N = 1644)

Extraversion

PRHO

-0.113 (P < .001; N = 991)

0.056 (P = .079; N = 991)

0.174 (P < .001; N = 989)

-0.090 (P = .004; N = 990)

-0.087 (P = .006; N = 987)

0.049 (P = .124; N = 989)

 

2002

0.173 (P < .001; N = 1649)

0.037 (P = .133; N = 1647)

0.288 (P < .001; N = 1643)

-0.164 (P < .001; N = 1647)

0.147 (P < .001; N = 1637)

0.119 (P < .001; N = 1649)

Openness to experience

PRHO

-0.011 (P = .729; N = 975)

-0.077 (P = .016; N = 975)

0.263 (P < .001; N = 973)

-0.037 (P = .250; N = 974)

0.036 (P = .259; N = 971)

0.033 (P = .297; N = 973)

 

2002

-0.063 (P = .010; N = 1646)

-0.108(P < .001; N = 1644)

0.346 (P < .001; N = 1639)

-0.096(P < .001; N = 1643)

0.038 (P = .129; N = 1633)

0.080 (P < .001; N = 1645)

Agreeableness

PRHO

-0.034 (P = .285; N = 991)

0.048 (P = .130; N = 991)

0.038 (P = .235; N = 989)

-0.024 (P = .455; N = 990)

0.182(P < .001; N = 987)

0.026 (P = .421; N = 989)

 

2002

-0.108 (P < .001; N = 1650)

0.096 (P < .001; N = 1648)

0.038 (P = .121; N = 1643)

-0.057 (P = .021; N = 1647)

0.153 (P < .001; N = 1638)

0.017 (P = .498; N = 1650)

Conscientiousness

PRHO

-0.353 (P < .001; N = 991)

0.124 (P < .001; N = 991)

0.084 (P = .008; N = 989)

0.023 (P = .467; N = 991)

0.057 (P = .074; N = 987)

0.056 (P = 077; N = 990)

 

2002

-0.477 (P < .001; N = 1645)

0.126 (P < .001; N = 1643)

0.136 (P < .001; N = 1638)

-0.088 (P < .001; N = 1641)

0.093 (P < .001; N = 1632)

0.092 (P < .001; N = 1644)