Table 5.

Pearson correlation (Significance; N) of background measures with the Workplace Climate Questionnaire. Correlations significant at p < 0.05 are in bold, and those with an absolute value of greater than 0.2 are underlined. Variables that are significant in the multiple regression (see text) are in italics.

	Time of measurement	aWCQ Workload	aWCQ Supportive-Receptive	aWCQ Choice-Independence
SPQ Surface Learning	Application	0.022 (P = .389; N = 1587)	0.042 (P = .093; N = 1578)	0.004 (P = .874; N = 1591
	Final Year	0.037 (P = .240; N = 999)	-0.034 (P = .287; N = 998)	0.054 (P = .090; N = 1000)
SPQ Strategic Learning	Application	0.032 (P = .196; N = 1591)	0.043 (P = .090; N = 1578)	0.082 (P = .001; N = 1591)
	Final Year	0.063 (P = .048; N = 999)	0.020 (P = .520; N = 998)	0.036 (P = .255; N = 1000)
SPQ Deep Learning	Application	0.008 (P = .738; N = 1587)	0.029 (P = .251; N = 1578)	0.049 (P = .051; N = 1591)
	Final Year	-0.032 (P = .306; N = 999)	0.071 (P = .026; N = 998)	0.065 (P = .041; N = 1000)
General Health Questionnaire	PRHO	0.183 (P < .001; N = 973)	-0.134 (P < .001; N = 970)	-0.110 (P = .001; N = 972)
	2002	0.354 (P < .001; N = 1606)	-0.239 (P < .001; N = 1597)	-0.259 (P < .001; N = 1609)
aMBQ – Emotional exhaustion	PRHO	0.211 (P < .001; N = 703)	-0.056 (P = .136; N = 701)	-0.035 (P = .348; N = 703)
	2002	0.400 (P < .001; N = 1607)	-0.164 (P < .001; N = 1607)	-0.220 (P < .001; N = 1609)
aMBQ – Depersonalisation	PRHO	0.057 (P = .145; N = 658)	-0.109 (P = .005; N = 656)	-0.020 (P = .609; N = 658)
	2002	0.216 (P < .001; N = 1595)	-0.222 (P < .001; N = 1594)	-0.165 (P < .001; N = 1597)
aMBQ – Personal accomplishment	PRHO	-0.028 (P = .393; N = 937)	0.110 (P < .001; N = 933)	0.063 (P = .055; N = 936)
	2002	0.163 (P < .001; N = 1601)	0.143 (P < .001; N = 1600)	0.044 (P = .079; N = 1603)
Satisfaction with medicine as a career	2002	-0.256 (P < .001; N = 1617)	0.317 (P < .001; N = 1616)	0.294 (P < .001; N = 1620)