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Table 2 Correlation analysis

From: Workplace gossip erodes proactive work behavior: anxiety and neuroticism as underlying mechanisms

Variables

Mean

SD

CR

α

AVE

1

2

3

4

Education

2.97

1.34

       

Experience

2.96

0.95

       

Gender

2.0

0.000

       

Age

1.84

0.600

       

NWG

3.56

1.195

0.876

0.87

0.703

0.865

   

NEU

3.86

1.18

0.952

0.95

0.713

0.730**

0.838

  

ANX

3.56

1.19

0.947

0.94

0.749

0.769**

0.789**

0.895

 

PWB

2.41

1.199

0.924

0.92

0.801

− 0.752**

− 0.737**

− 0.780**

0.844

  1. *p < .10, **p < .05, NWG = Negative workplace gossips, NEU = Neuroticism, ANX = Anxiety, PWB = proactive work behavior