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. 2026 Feb 12;21(2):e0342818. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342818

Correction: Personality is predictive of burnout but not of work engagement: A one-year prospective cohort study

Toshiki Fukuzaki, Noboru Iwata
PMCID: PMC12900310  PMID: 41678504

In the Abstract section, there is an error in the seventh sentence. The correct sentence is: However, among job resources, significant correlations were observed for extrinsic rewards (β = 0.15) and coworker support (β = 0.13).

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Table 2. Pearson’s correlation coefficients and reliability estimates (McDonald’s omega) (N = 500).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1 Gendera –
2 Age 0.020 –
3 University/graduate school graduateb -0.286*** -0.095** –
4 Vocational school/college graduateb 0.263*** 0.020 -0.675*** –
5 Unmarriedc 0.166*** -0.396*** 0.014 0.033 –
6 Marriedc -0.245*** 0.284*** 0.066 -0.087 -0.823*** 0.170*** –
7 Managerd -0.203*** 0.374*** 0.134** -0.076 -0.204*** 0.170***
8 Professionald 0.052 0.034 0.056 0.010 -0.120** 0.091* -0.245*** –
9 Technicians and associate professionald -0.197*** -0.095* 0.083 -0.076 0.067 -0.039 -0.141*** -0.151** –
10 Clerical support workerd 0.324*** -0.197*** -0.031 -0.026 0.236*** -0.205*** -0.357*** -0.383*** -0.220***
11 Service and sales workerd -0.027 -0.043 -0.128** 0.100* 0.056 -0.020 -0.129** -0.138** -0.080 -0.202*** –
12 Manual workerd -0.111* 0.004 -0.134** 0.042 -0.067 0.043 -0.100* -0.107* -0.062 -0.156*** -0.057
13 JDe -0.029 -0.045 0.063 0.016 -0.067 0.067 0.024 0.227*** -0.004 -0.220*** 0.030 -0.020 (0.91)
14 Control -0.082 0.108* -0.037 0.019 -0.135** 0.119* 0.213*** -0.019 0.024 -0.130** -0.071 -0.025 0.026
15 SSf -0.066 -0.024 0.009 -0.003 -0.061 0.064 0.042 0.014 0.011 -0.053 -0.011 -0.016 -0.015
16 CSg -0.004 -0.015 -0.021 0.003 -0.075 0.076 0.044 0.033 -0.035 -0.102* 0.023 0.023 0.017
17 ERh -0.018 -0.002 -0.012 0.020 -0.065 0.068 0.148** 0.007 0.052 -0.112* -0.036 -0.032 -0.048
18 Ni 0.059 -0.187*** -0.003 0.021 0.186*** -0.177*** -0.137** 0.008 -0.002 0.023 0.067 0.003 0.139**
19 Ej 0.009 0.023 -0.061 0.013 -0.148** 0.134** 0.074 0.038 -0.003 -0.101* -0.025 0.019 0.055
20 Ck 0.139** 0.217*** -0.010 0.021 -0.042 -0.020 0.182*** -0.024 -0.089* 0.006 -0.081 -0.022 0.093*
21 Al -0.027 0.150** 0.021 -0.022 -0.102* 0.092* 0.105* -0.004 -0.061 -0.016 -0.046 -0.053 0.018
22 Om -0.103* 0.035 0.070 -0.066 -0.078 0.090* 0.113* 0.053 0.010 -0.124** -0.065 0.007 0.065
23 WE at baselinen 0.021 0.194*** -0.001 0.008 -0.128** 0.102* 0.197*** 0.062 0.010 -0.145** -0.105* -0.024 0.088*
24 WE at one-year follow-upn 0.024 0.274*** 0.025 0.023 -0.089* 0.034 0.227*** 0.028 -0.001 -0.105* -0.103* -0.079 0.073
25 BO at baselineo -0.011 -0.192*** 0.005 0.035 0.098* -0.087 -0.146** 0.025 -0.029 0.019 0.068 0.045 0.288***
26 BO at one-year follow-upo -0.047 -0.196*** 0.015 0.011 0.105* -0.082 -0.128** 0.001 0.022 0.010 0.066 0.039 0.263***
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
14 Control (0.81)
15 SSf 0.303*** (0.90)
16 CSg 0.289*** 0.748*** (0.88)
17 ERh 0.382*** 0.437*** 0.369*** (0.87)
18 Ni −0.203*** −0.176*** −0.178*** −0.248*** (0.87)
19 Ej 0.224*** 0.250*** 0.344*** 0.247*** −0.226*** (0.88)
20 Ck 0.179*** −0.001 0.014 0.128** −0.245*** −0.010 (0.87)
21 Al 0.187*** 0.079 0.122** 0.131** −0.296*** 0.268*** 0.357*** (0.87)
22 Om 0.246*** 0.152** 0.165*** 0.152** −0.099* 0.477*** 0.169*** 0.318*** (0.87)
23 WE at baselinen 0.288*** 0.316*** 0.295*** 0.386*** −0.261*** 0.300*** 0.287*** 0.237*** 0.271*** (0.98)
24 WE at one-year follow-upn 0.269*** 0.258*** 0.277*** 0.376*** −0.199*** 0.200*** 0.245*** 0.203*** 0.210*** 0.653*** (0.98)
25 BO at baselineo −0.363*** −0.322*** −0.321*** −0.434*** 0.354*** −0.264*** −0.243*** −0.308*** −0.254*** −0.338*** −0.355*** (0.96)
26 BO at one-year follow-upo −0.279*** −0.243*** −0.232*** −0.330*** 0.354*** −0.222*** −0.260*** −0.287*** −0.200*** −0.335*** −0.387*** 0.709*** (0.96)

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001

aMen = 0,Women = 1

bHigh school graduate or lower group is a reference

cDivorce or bereavement group is a reference

dOthers group is a reference

eJD = job demands

fSS = supervisor support

gCS = co-worker support

hER = extrinsic reward

iN = neuroticism

jE = extraversion

kC = conscientiousness

lA = agreeableness

mO = openness

nWE = work engagement

oBO = burnout

Reference

  • 1.Fukuzaki T, Iwata N. Personality is predictive of burnout but not of work engagement: A one-year prospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2026;21(1):e0339258. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0339258 [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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