Personality and occupational correlates of anxiety and depression in nurses: the contribution of role conflict, core self-evaluations, negative affect and bullying

Table 3 Descriptive statistics and correlation matrix between study variables

	Variable	Mean	Standard Deviation	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	NAQ-R scores	38.9	13.04	1	0.94^**	0.86^**	0.64^**	0.56^**	− 0.39^**	0.47^**	0.44^**	0.43^**
2	PRB scores	18.9	7.39	0.94^**	1	0.66^**	0.61^**	0.52^**	− 0.38^**	0.46^**	0.37^**	0.41^**
3	WRB scores	15.9	5.64	0.86^**	0.66^**	1	0.36^**	0.53	− 0.33^**	0.44^**	0.44^**	0.4^**
4	PI scores	4.24	1.62	0.64^**	0.61^**	0.36^**	1	0.33^**	− 0.22^**	0.32^**	0.25^**	0.25^**
5	NAS scores	18.58	7.62	0.56^**	0.52^**	0.53^**	0.33^**	1	− 0.51^**	0.42^**	0.71^**	0.67^**
6	CSES scores	42.12	5.42	− 0.39^**	− 0.38^**	− 0.33^**	− 0.22^**	− 0.51^**	1	− 0.32^**	− 0.48^**	− 0.6^**
7	RCQ scores	18.55	5.89	0.47^**	0.46^**	0.44^**	0.32^**	0.42^**	− 0.32^**	1	0.42^**	0.38^**
8	BAI scores	10.72	10.96	0.44^**	0.37^**	0.44^**	0.25^**	0.71^**	− 0.48^**	0.42^**	1	0.64^**
9	BDI-II scores	7.68	8.11	0.43^**	0.41^**	0.4^**	0.25^**	0.67^**	− 0.6^**	0.38^**	0.64^**	1

NAQ-R Negative acts questionnaire-revised, PRB Person-related bullying, WRB Work-related bullying, PI Physical intimidation, NAS Negative affect schedule, CSES Core self-evaluations scale, RCQ Role conflict questionnaire, BAI Beck anxiety inventory, BDI-II Beck depression inventory-second edition
^**p < 0.01

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