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. 2020 Jul 16;32:e27. doi: 10.35371/aoem.2020.32.e27

Table 5. Correlation coefficients of WES-3 with KWCS items.

Measures Vigor Dedication Absorption Total
Work engagement
Vigor 1 0.83
Dedication 0.60 1 0.85
Absorption 0.47 0.50 1 0.80
Burnout
Exhaustion 0.04 0.02 0.07 0.05
Cynicism −0.01a −0.05 −0.04 −0.04
Reduced professional efficacy −0.51 −0.51 −0.44 −0.59
Psychological well-being 0.42 0.37 0.27 0.42
Job demands
Work-family conflict −0.06 −0.07 −0.08 −0.09
Work intensity −0.19 −0.20 −0.17 −0.23
Emotional demands −0.02 −0.03 −0.03 −0.03
Job resources
Job control 0.02 0.06 0.07 0.06
Supervisor support 0.36 0.38 0.34 0.31
Coworker support 0.24 0.26 0.22 0.29
Opportunities for development (quality) 0.21 0.19 0.13 0.22
Opportunities for development (quantity) 0.05 0.09 0.08 0.09
Organizational trust 0.36 0.38 0.33 0.44
Role clarity 0.27 0.33 0.27 0.35
Job satisfaction 0.28 0.26 0.20 0.30

Only 30,125 answers from employees with > 1 year on the job were used for “Supervisor support” and “Opportunities for development (quantity).”

WES-3: 3-item version of the Work Engagement Scale; KWCS: Korean Working Conditions Survey.

ap < 0.05. All other correlations, p < 0.01.