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. 2014 Aug 13;9(8):e102446. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102446

Table 4. Correlation coefficients (Pearson's moment-product correlation coefficients, point-biserial correlation coefficients and Phi coefficients between all study variables (Bergen Work Addiction Scale (BWAS), gender, age group, marital status, caretaker responsibility for children, percentage of full-time equivalent, education and the five dimensions of the Mini-International Personality Item Pool (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, Intellect/Imagination)) (N = 1,107–1,124).

Variable 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1. BWAS .02 .08* .10** −.08* −.13** −.03 .12** .08** −.11** .01 −.07* .04 .09** .08** .08** .07* −.17** .26** .13**
2. Gendera .04 −.02 −.04 .03 .03 .03 .27** .04 −.02 .10** −.09** −.02 −.01 −.01 −.30** −.20** −.14** .15**
3. 18–31 years −.40** −.37** −.23** −.18** −.20** −.10** −.00 .12** −.01 .02 −.08** −.08** .07* −.03 −.01 .05 .02
4. 32–46 years −.45** −.28** .08* .46** .11** −.02 −.04 −.10** .05 .12** −.00 .04 .03 −.08** .03 .05
5. 46–58 years −.25** .06* −.05 .06* −.00 −.06* .09** −.06* −.02 .08** −.05 .03 .10** −.05 −.02
6. 59–70 years .04 −.31** −.10** .03 −.02 .03 −.01 −.03 −.01 −.08** −.04 −.01 −.04 −.07*
7. Marital statusb .24** .07* −.07* −.09** .00 .06* .03 .03 .01 .01 .05 −.02 −.01
8. Childcarec .11** .01 −.06* −.09** .08** .04 .05 .04 .05 −.04 .02 .05
9. Full-time equivalentd .08** −.09** −.01 .02 .12** .05 .08** −.07* −.01 −.13** .07*
10. Compulsory school −.10** −.21** −.20** −.12** −.04 −.10** −.06* −.06* .05 −.12**
11. High school −.25** −.24** −.14** −.05 .02 .04 .04 .03 .02
12. Vocational school −.48** −.29** −.10** −.04 −.10** .02 .04 −.12**
13. Bachelor's degree −.28** −.10** .06 .08** .00 −.05 .04
14. Master's degree −.06 .04 .03 .00 −.05 .13**
15. PhD −.01 .04 −.05 −.01 .12**
16. Extraversion .35** .08** −.08** .26**
17. Agreeableness .17** .00 .17**
18. Conscientiousness −.16** −.06*
19. Neuroticism −.06*
20. Intellect/Imagination

*p<.05,

**p<.01, a) female  = 1, male  = 2, b) not living with a partner  = 1, living with a partner  = 2, c) no caretaker responsibility for children  = 1, caretaker responsibility for children  = 2, d) less than 100%  = 1, 100% or more  = 2.