| Variable | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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1 | Gender | – | – | – |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2 | Marital status | – | – | – | – |  |  |  |  |  |
3 | Job position | – | – | −.17** | .40*** | – |  |  |  |  |
4 | Education | – | – | −.04 | .31*** | .53*** | – |  |  |  |
5 | Age | – | – | −.07 | .40*** | .37*** | .29*** | – |  |  |
6 | Ethical leadership | 38.09 | 8.17 | .06 | .01 | .07 | .08 | −.02 | – |  |
7 | PLI | 107.98 | 17.64 | −.12* | −.01 | .12* | .02 | .01 | .25*** | – |
8 | Ethical climate | 67.72 | 10.96 | −.10 | −.13* | −.06 | −.01 | .02 | .42*** | .25*** |
- N = 336, * = p < .05 (2-tailed), ** = p < .01 (2-tailed), *** = p < .001 (2-tailed). PLI Perceived leader integrity. Gender was coded 0 = male, 1 = female; marital status: 0 = single, 1 = married; job position: 0 = junior staff, 1 = senior staff; education: 1 = teacher training, 2 = secondary school, 3 = OND/NCE, 4 = HND/bachelor degree, 5 = postgraduate degree, such that higher scores indicated higher educational qualification. Age was coded 1 = < 25 years, 2 = 25–40 years, 3 = 41–56 years, 4 = > 56, with higher scores representing older age