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. 2018 Aug 17;60(5):383–393. doi: 10.1539/joh.2018-0050-OA

Table 5.

Convergent validity (r) of the Japanese version of the Workplace PERMA-profiler (N = 310)

Variables Mean (SD) P E R M A Overall
BJSQ: brief job stress questionnaire, UWES: Utrecht work engagement scale, HPQ: health performance questionnaire. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.
Workplace PERMA-Profiler
Positive emotion (P) 5.46 (2.3) 1.00
Engagement (E) 5.86 (2.2) 0.83** 1.00
Relationships (R) 5.59 (2.0) 0.74** 0.64** 1.00
Meaning (M) 6.24 (2.1) 0.79** 0.81** 0.58** 1.00
Accomplishment (A) 6.19 (1.9) 0.73** 0.70** 0.59** 0.75** 1.00
Overall well-being 5.88 (1.8) 0.94** 0.91** 0.81** 0.89** 0.85** 1.00
Negative emotion 4.53 (2.1) -0.35** -0.21** -0.28** -0.17** -0.25** -0.30**
Health 5.77 (2.2) 0.50** 0.38** 0.47** 0.41** 0.46** 0.51**
Loneliness 4.24 (2.9) -0.38** -0.34** -0.43** -0.32** -0.31** -0.41**
Satisfaction
Job satisfaction (BJSQ) 2.59 (0.9) 0.75** 0.70** 0.60** 0.64** 0.61** 0.76**
Life satisfaction (BJSQ) 2.79 (0.9) 0.32** 0.21** 0.34** 0.19** 0.30** 0.32**
Work engagement (UWES) 2.79 (1.3) 0.77** 0.79** 0.61** 0.72** 0.69** 0.82**
Psychological distress (K6) 6.52 (5.4) -0.53** -0.39** -0.49** -0.42** -0.43** -0.52**
Psychological distress (BJSQ)
Vigor 6.45 (2.4) 0.58** 0.51** 0.48** 0.51** 0.47** 0.59**
Irritation 6.64 (2.5) -0.31** -0.22** -0.37** -0.15** -0.25** -0.31**
Fatigue 6.66 (2.6) -0.41** -0.27** -0.32** -0.26** -0.32** -0.37**
Anxiety 6.17 (2.4) -0.35** -0.19** -0.28** -0.21** -0.29** -0.31**
Depression 11.03 (4.7) -0.53** -0.38** -0.45** -0.39** -0.42** -0.50**
Job demands (BJSQ) 7.73 (2.3) 0.04 0.18** 0.01 0.20** 0.01 0.10
Job control (BJSQ) 7.98 (2.4) 0.42** 0.36** 0.27** 0.35** 0.36** 0.40**
Social support from supervisors (BJSQ) 7.46 (2.1) 0.41** 0.34** 0.53** 0.32** 0.33** 0.45**
Social support from colleagues (BJSQ) 7.32 (2.4) 0.45** 0.34** 0.60** 0.35** 0.32** 0.47**
Work performance (HPQ) 61.84 (19.1) 0.57** 0.54** 0.48** 0.55** 0.73** 0.65**