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. 2019 Aug 13;31:e17. doi: 10.35371/aoem.2019.31.e17

Table 4. Convergent and divergent validity; Pearson's correlations with other scales.

Scale/factors or constructs Mean P E R M A Overall
Korean Workplace PERMA-Profiler
Positive emotion 5.59 (1.87) 1.00
Engagement 6.09 (1.67) 0.80a 1.00
Relationship 6.10 (1.60) 0.74a 0.68a 1.00
Meaning 6.30 (1.69) 0.78a 0.82a 0.74a 1.00
Accomplishment 6.55 (1.29) 0.59a 0.68a 0.56a 0.69a 1.00
Overall well-being 6.12 (1.44) 0.91a 0.91a 0.85a 0.92a 0.78a 1.00
Negative emotion 4.68 (1.80) −0.34a −0.09 −0.19a −0.16a −0.06 −0.21a
Physical health 5.32 (1.88) 0.55a 0.45a 0.53a 0.53a 0.40a 0.57a
Loneliness 4.51 (2.52) −0.16 −0.01 −0.16 0.00 −0.02 −0.09
MHC-SF 2.02 (0.85) 0.65a 0.57a 0.58a 0.60a 0.48a 0.67a
Emotional well-being 2.23 (1.04) 0.58a 0.50a 0.46a 0.46a 0.39a 0.56a
Psychological well-being 2.12 (0.92) 0.60a 0.53a 0.54a 0.58a 0.47a 0.63a
Social well-being 1.79 (0.92) 0.58a 0.51a 0.54a 0.54a 0.42a 0.60a
UWES 3.01 (1.19) 0.75a 0.78a 0.63a 0.75a 0.60a 0.81a
Vigor 2.79 (1.30) 0.75a 0.72a 0.61a 0.69a 0.52a 0.77a
Dedication 3.10 (1.25) 0.70a 0.74a 0.59a 0.74a 0.58a 0.77a
Absorption 3.16 (1.27) 0.66a 0.73a 0.58a 0.69a 0.59a 0.74a
KOSS-SF 2.47 (0.34) −0.59a −0.37a −0.47a −0.42a −0.30a −0.50a
Job demand 2.55 (0.58) −0.19a 0.03 −0.10 −0.01 0.01 −0.07
Insufficient job control 2.42 (0.51) −0.38a −0.39a −0.38a −0.44a −0.43a −0.45a
Interpersonal conflict 2.33 (0.53) −0.46a −0.33a −0.48a −0.36a −0.21a −0.43a
Job insecurity 2.41 (0.77) −0.34a −0.19a −0.14a −0.19a −0.11 −0.23a
Lack of reward 2.69 (0.59) −0.44a −0.28a −0.36a −0.32a −0.16a −0.37a
MBI-GS
Exhaustion 3.25 (1.28) −0.50a −0.28a −0.26a −0.29a −0.19a −0.37a
Cynicism 2.61 (1.25) −0.51a −0.47a −0.37a −0.48a −0.38a −0.51a
Professional efficacy 3.85 (0.92) 0.47a 0.53a 0.50a 0.60a 0.64a 0.61a
PWI-SF 23.91 (8.45) −0.62a −0.44a −0.45a −0.47a −0.30a −0.50a
Low social performance and self-confidence 11.59 (3.92) −0.56a −0.43a −0.44a −0.47a −0.43a −0.54a
Depression 2.58 (1.93) −0.47a −0.31a −0.36a −0.38a −0.30a −0.43a
Sleep disturbance and anxiety 1.82 (1.43) −0.40a −0.21a −0.25a −0.26a −0.26a −0.32a
Low general well-being and vitality 7.91 (2.70) −0.59a −0.41a −0.38a −0.39a −0.31a −0.49a

PERMA: Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment; P: positive emotion; E: engagement; R: relationships; M: meaning; A: accomplishment; MHC-SF: Mental Health Continuum-Short Form; UWES: Utrecht Work Engagement Scale; KOSS-SF: Korean Occupational Stress Scale-Short Form; MBI-GS: Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey; PWI-SF: Psychosocial Well-being Index-Short Form.

ap < 0.01 by Pearson's correlation.