Table 6.
Pearson correlation (Significance; N) of Approach to Work Questionnaire and the Workplace Climate Questionnaire with personality. 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 shaded boxes.
| Time of measurement | aAWQ Surface-Disorganised | aAWQ Surface-Rational | aAWQ Deep | aWCQ Workload | aWCQ Supportive-Receptive | aWCQ Choice-Independence | |
| Neuroticism | PRHO | 0.172 (P < .001; N = 993) | 0.021 (P = .510; N = 993) | -0.050 (P = .113; N = 992) | 0.111 (P < .001; N = 992) | -0.055 (P = .086; N = 989) | -0.017 (P = .592; N = 991) |
| 2002 | 0.335 (P < .001; N = 1645) | 0.021 (P = .405; N = 1643) | -0.111 (P < .001; N = 1638) | 0.307 (P < .001; N = 1642) | -0.180 (P < .001; N = 1632) | -0.168 (P < .001; N = 1644) | |
| Extraversion | PRHO | -0.113 (P < .001; N = 991) | 0.056 (P = .079; N = 991) | 0.174 (P < .001; N = 989) | -0.090 (P = .004; N = 990) | -0.087 (P = .006; N = 987) | 0.049 (P = .124; N = 989) |
| 2002 | 0.173 (P < .001; N = 1649) | 0.037 (P = .133; N = 1647) | 0.288 (P < .001; N = 1643) | -0.164 (P < .001; N = 1647) | 0.147 (P < .001; N = 1637) | 0.119 (P < .001; N = 1649) | |
| Openness to experience | PRHO | -0.011 (P = .729; N = 975) | -0.077 (P = .016; N = 975) | 0.263 (P < .001; N = 973) | -0.037 (P = .250; N = 974) | 0.036 (P = .259; N = 971) | 0.033 (P = .297; N = 973) |
| 2002 | -0.063 (P = .010; N = 1646) | -0.108 (P < .001; N = 1644) | 0.346 (P < .001; N = 1639) | -0.096 (P < .001; N = 1643) | 0.038 (P = .129; N = 1633) | 0.080 (P < .001; N = 1645) | |
| Agreeableness | PRHO | -0.034 (P = .285; N = 991) | 0.048 (P = .130; N = 991) | 0.038 (P = .235; N = 989) | -0.024 (P = .455; N = 990) | 0.182 (P < .001; N = 987) | 0.026 (P = .421; N = 989) |
| 2002 | -0.108 (P < .001; N = 1650) | 0.096 (P < .001; N = 1648) | 0.038 (P = .121; N = 1643) | -0.057 (P = .021; N = 1647) | 0.153 (P < .001; N = 1638) | 0.017 (P = .498; N = 1650) | |
| Conscientiousness | PRHO | -0.353 (P < .001; N = 991) | 0.124 (P < .001; N = 991) | 0.084 (P = .008; N = 989) | 0.023 (P = .467; N = 991) | 0.057 (P = .074; N = 987) | 0.056 (P = 077; N = 990) |
| 2002 | -0.477 (P < .001; N = 1645) | 0.126 (P < .001; N = 1643) | 0.136 (P < .001; N = 1638) | -0.088 (P < .001; N = 1641) | 0.093 (P < .001; N = 1632) | 0.092 (P < .001; N = 1644) |