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. 2018 May 2;6:1642. Originally published 2017 Sep 5. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.12538.2

Table 2. Correlation matrix.

Total years in
postdoctoral
positions
Gender Age Life
satisfaction
Atmosphere
in the lab
Discipline # of total
publications
# of
publications
during the
postdoc
fellowship(s)
# of
publications
of PI
Frequent
interaction
with PI
Estimated
value of
equipment
in lab
# of
postdocs
in lab
Total years in
postdoctoral
positions
1
Gender .116 1
Age .621 ** .197 * 1
Life
satisfaction
-.031 -.046 -.062 1
Atmosphere
in the lab
-.014 .037 .079 .247 ** 1
Discipline -.112 .170 * -.007 .018 .084 1
# of total
publications
.478 ** .076 .123 .000 -.043 .185 * 1
# of
publications
during the
postdoc
fellowship(s)
.483 ** .113 .208 * .039 .044 .093 .595 ** 1
# of
publications
of PI
.044 .121 -.063 .046 -.003 .025 .106 .139 1
Frequent
interaction
with PI
.028 -.049 -.035 -.106 -.208 ** -.034 .003 -.056 .229 ** 1
Estimated
value of
equipment
in lab
.114 .169 * .102 .140 .316 ** .008 .042 .117 .214 ** -.077 1
# of
postdocs in
lab
.061 .069 -.077 .012 .055 -.213 ** -.080 -.054 .543 ** .272 ** .317 ** 1

Gender coding = 1-female, 2-male; Discipline coding= 0-bio-medical, 1-other. *Correlation is significant at the .05 level; **Correlation is significant at the .01 level.