Table 2.

Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation coefficients for all variables of interest (n=239)

Variable	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5
1. Helplessness	16.858	4.70	1
2. Internality	17.351	6.411	-0.140*	1
3. Social support	44.628	10.094	-0.361**	0.445**	1
4. Self-management	53.197	10.537	-0.463**	0.489**	0.480**	1
5. Health literacy	16.889	3.921	-0.599**	0.691**	0.443**	0.636**	1

Note: *p<0.05, **p<0.01.

M, mean.