Table 7.

Pearson correlation (Significance; N) of stress, burnout and satisfaction with medicine as a career in 2002 with study habits at application to medical school and in th final year of medical school, and with personality in the PRHO year and in 2002. 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 shown in italics.

	Time of measurement	Stress (GHQ) (2002)	Emotional exhaustion (aMBI) (2002)	Depersonalisation (aMBI)	Personal accomplishment (aMBI)	Satisfaction with medicine as a career
SPQ Surface Learning	Application	0.036 (P = .150; N = 1555)	0.105 (P < .001;N = 1552)	0.068 (P = .008;N = 1542)	-0.003 (P = .895;N = 1546)	-0.033 (P = .186;N = 1563)
	Final Year	0.008 (P = .792;N = 984)	0.090 (P = .005;N = 983)	0.094 (P = .003;N = 976)	-0.036 (P = .266;N = 980)	-0.023 (P = .471;N = 989)
SPQ Strategic Learning	Application	-0.011 (P = .671; N = 1555)	0.017 (P = .513;N = 1552)	-0.073 (P = .004;N = 1542)	0.021 (P = .416;N = 1546)	0.046 (P = .068;N = 1563)
	Final Year	-0.014 (P = .655;N = 984)	-0.052 (P = .102;N = 983)	-0.108 (P = .001;N = 976)	0.007 (P = .819;N = 980)	0.104 (P = .001;N = 989)
SPQ Deep Learning	Application	0.041 (P = .102; N = 1555)	-0.001 (P = .974;N = 1552)	-0.055 (P = .031;N = 1542)	0.123 (P < .001;N = 1546)	0.042 (P = .101;N = 1563)
	Final Year	-0.022 (P = .498;N = 984)	-0.105 (P = .001;N = 983)	-0.071 (P = .027;N = 976)	0.120 (P < .001;N = 980)	0.134 (P < .001;N = 989)
Neuroticism	PRHO	0.192 (P < .001;N = 972)	0.233 (P < .001;N = 972)	0.103 (P = .001;N = 972)	0.036 (P = .255;N = 975)	-0.188 (P < .001;N = 981)
	2002	0.461 (P < .001; N = 1610)	0.378 (P < .001;N = 1607)	0.235 (P < .001;N = 1596)	0.090 (P < .001;N = 1603)	-0.314 (P < .001;N = 1618)
Extraversion	PRHO	-0.111 (P = .001;N = 970)	-0.190 (P < .001;N = 970)	-0.137 (P < .001;N = 969)	0.077 (P = .016;N = 972)	0.228 (P < .001;N = 979)
	2002	-0.243 (P < .001; N = 1614)	-0.262 (P < .001;N = 1611)	-0.171 (P < .001;N = 1599)	0.152 (P < .001;N = 1606)	0.307 (P < .001;N = 1621)
Openness to experience	PRHO	0.012 (P = .721;N = 956)	0.017 (P = .604;N = 955)	0.009 (P = .777;N = 954)	0.096 (P = .003;N = 957)	0.042 (P = .194;N = 964)
	2002	-0.046 (P = .066; N = 1611)	0.010 (P = .677;N = 1607)	-0.028 (P = .262;N = 1596)	0.127 (P < .001;N = 1603)	0.066 (P = .008;N = 1618)
Agreeableness	PRHO	-0.028 (P = .376;N = 970)	-0.062 (P = .055;N = 970)	-0.240 (P < .001;N = 969)	0.091 (P = .005;N = 972)	0.101 (P = .002;N = 979)
	2002	-0.080 (P = .001; N = 1615)	-0.094 (P < .001;N = 1611)	-0.322 (P < .001;N = 1600)	0.082 (P = .001;N = 1607)	0.135 (P < .001;N = 1622)
Conscientiousness	PRHO	-0.045 (P = .165;N = 971)	-0.088 (P = .006;N = 970)	-0.121 (P < .001;N = 969)	0.010 (P = .767;N = 972)	0.045 (P = .160;N = 979)
	2002	-0.196 (P < .001; N = 1610)	-0.129 (P < .001;N = 1606)	-0.165 (P < .001;N = 1595)	0.031 (P = .209;N = 1602)	0.162 (P < .001;N = 1617)