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Table 1 Means, standard deviations, and correlations

From: Perceived leader integrity as a mediator between ethical leadership and ethical climate in a teaching context

 

Variable

M

SD

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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***

  1. 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