Table 1
Intercorrelations, means and standard deviations of big-five personality dimensions, political skills total score and perceived performance (n = 185).
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | M | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Extraversiona | – | 3.48 | .63 | ||||||
| 2. Agreeablenessa | .12 | – | 3.93 | .47 | |||||
| 3. Conscientiousnessa | .29** | .37** | – | 3.97 | .49 | ||||
| 4. Opennessa | .35** | –.00 | .14 | – | 3.46 | .55 | |||
| 5. Neuroticisma | –.19* | –.26** | –.42** | –.09 | – | 2.17 | .53 | ||
| 6. PSI total scoreb | .59** | .15* | .26** | .38** | –.17* | – | 5.05 | .84 | |
| 7. Perceived performancea | .31** | .02 | .27** | .25** | –.18* | .42** | – | 3.99 | .58 |
[i] p < .01** p < .05*.
a Scale scores could range from 1 (lowest degree) to 5 (highest degree).
b Scale scores could range from 1 (least favorable) to 7 (most favorable).
Figure 1
A figure representing the mediating effect of Conscientiousness between PSI and perceived performance. Conscientiousness could account for up to 10% of the total effect, Pm = .10.