Table 4.
Pearson correlation coefficients obtained between work characteristics and personality traits
| Insults | Intervention | Context | Satisfaction | Identity | Problems | Overload | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroticism | − .111 | − .009 | − .048 | − .266*** | .091 | .056 | .178 * |
| Negative self-esteem (NI) | − .104 | − .033 | − .051 | − .263*** | .072 | − .001 | .149 * |
| Negative emotionality (N2) | − .063 | .050 | − .014 | − .117 | .080 | .154 * | .138 |
| Extraversion | .082 | .146 * | .291 *** | .228 ** | .071 | .046 | .038 |
| Sociability | .076 | .118 | .242 ** | .235 ** | .057 | .044 | .003 |
| Activism | .058 | .130 | .250 *** | .125 | .065 | .031 | .078 |
| Openness | .107 | .101 | − .026 | − .105 | − .022 | − .001 | .015 |
| Curiosity | .120 | .198 ** | .151 * | − .013 | .060 | − .011 | − .056 |
| Flexibility | − .025 | − .039 | − .273*** | − .113 | − .003 | .010 | .130 |
| Agreeableness | .062 | .174 * | .208 ** | .120 | − .083 | − .056 | .033 |
| Trust | .074 | .128 | .134 | .052 | − .112 | .007 | .059 |
| Politeness | .003 | .134 | .192 ** | .149 * | .015 | − .118 | − .029 |
| Consciousness | .038 | .207 ** | .321 ** | .172 * | .061 | − .030 | .084 |
| Productivity | .080 | .238 ** | .297 ** | .172 * | .098 | − .065 | .068 |
| Organization | − .045 | .063 | .209 ** | .091 | − .026 | .038 | .069 |
Italic figures were used to highlight the statistically significant values
Note: ***p < .001, **p < .01, *p < .05, N = 192