Table 2 Descriptive statistics and zero-order correlations (Pearson’s r) among study variables

1. Emotional exhaustion

1

0.803***

0.094*

0.577***

-0.139***

0.540***

-0.283***

-0.313***

-0.436***

-0.353***

2. Cynicism

1

0.134***

0.543***

-0.253***

0.521***

-0.313***

-0.380***

-0.489***

-0.424***

3. Low professional efficacy

1

0.462***

-0.601***

0.410***

-0.543***

-0.423***

-0.170***

-0.629***

4. Perceived stress

1

-0.407***

0.792***

-0.539***

-0.452***

-0.471***

-0.615***

5. Social support

1

-0.366***

0.538***

0.453***

0.230***

0.582***

6. Neuroticism

1

-0.538***

-0.499***

-0.525***

-0.600***

7. Extroversion

1

0.441***

0.182***

0.626***

8. Openness

1

0.421***

0.662***

9. Agreeableness

1

0.403***

10. Conscientiousness

1