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