Table 6.
The results of hierarchical regression analyses with personality traits and continuance commitment as predictors
| Predictor variables (Time 1) | β for criterion variables at Time 2 (P): |
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|---|---|---|---|
| exhaustion | depersonalization | reduced professional efficacy | |
| 1. Step – personality traits: |
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| extraversion |
0.14 (0.209) |
-0.05 (0.654) |
-0.11 (0.283) |
| agreeableness |
-0.07 (0.552) |
-0.09 (0.425) |
-0.23 (0.041) |
| conscientiousness |
0.09 (0.423) |
0.05 (0.658) |
0.09 (0.387) |
| neuroticism |
0.16 (0.141) |
0.07 (0.537) |
-0.01 (0.934) |
| openness to experience |
-0.05 (0.655) |
0.01 (0.924) |
-0.21 (0.037) |
| R2 (coefficient of multiple determination)* |
0.05 (0.307) |
0.03 (0.644) |
0.10 (0.033) |
| 2. Step – organizational commitment: |
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| continuance commitment |
-0.10 (0.312) |
-0.06 (0.580) |
0.02 (0.849) |
| R2 (coefficient of multiple determination)* |
0.05 (0.422) |
0.03 (0.764) |
0.10 (0.056) |
| Δ R2† |
0.00 (0.820) |
0.00 (0.991) |
0.02 (0.631) |
| 3. Step – personality traits × organizational commitment: |
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| extraversion × continuance commitment |
-0.17 (0.101) |
-0.20 (0.061) |
-0.13 (0.194) |
| agreeableness × continuance commitment |
-0.11 (0.333) |
-0.21 (0.100) |
-0.15 (0.199) |
| conscientiousness × continuance commitment |
0.30 (0.014) |
0.21 (0.094) |
0.02 (0.862) |
| neuroticism × continuance commitment |
0.04 (0.704) |
-0.09 (0.412) |
-0.18 (0.090) |
| openness to experience × continuance commitment |
0.01 (0.888) |
-0.07 (0.504) |
-0.23 (0.025) |
| R2 (coefficient of multiple determination)* |
0.12 (0.206) |
0.10 (0.422) |
0.18 (0.028) |
| Δ R2† | 0.07 (0.135) | 0.07 (0.169) | 0.07 (0.099) |
*Proportion of variance in the criterion variable explained by predictor variable.
†Difference in R2 between the second and first step of the analyses and third and second step of the analyses.