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. 2011 Jun 17;19(3):391–397. doi: 10.1007/s12529-011-9173-6

Table 4.

Correlations between the UWES-C and the validating variables before and after control for gender, age, and staff rank (listwise N = 659)

Engagement Vigor Dedication Absorption
Perceived stress
 Perceived helplessness −.18* (−.14*) −.21* (−.19*) −.18* (−.16*) −.08 (−.04)
 Perceived inefficacy −.25* (−.25*) −.23* (−.24*) −.24* (−.24*) −.19* (−.18*)
Holistic care climate
 Caring work environment .37* (.37*) .35* (.36*) .37* (.36*) .26* (.26*)
 Social support at work .37* (.38*) .33* (.33*) .43* (.42*) .23* (.24*)
 Sense of mission .34* (.33*) .28* (.28*) .35* (.32*) .28* (.26*)
Burnout
 Exhaustion −.35* (−.30*) .40* (−.37*) −.35* (−.31*) −.20* (−.13*)
 Cynicism −.35* (−.32*) −.39* (−.37*) −.37* (−.35*) −.18* (−.14*)
 Reduced professional efficacy −.58* (−.57*) −.58* (−.57*) −.58* (−.58*) −.37* (−.36*)

Correlations in brackets denote the partial correlations after control for gender, age, and staff rank

*p < .01