Table 3.
Descriptive statistics and correlation coefficients for factors (N = 226).
| M ± SD | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) PiPCMAs | 5.649 ± 1.105 | 0.655 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (2) Sense of Belonging | 6.256 ± 0.744 | 0.347** | 0.787 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (3) Enjoyment | 6.343 ± 0.692 | 0.306** | 0.362** | 0.653 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (4) Mastery | 6.079 ± 0.795 | 0.422** | 0.346** | 0.591** | 0.659 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (5) Physical condition | 6.155 ± 0.810 | 0.345** | 0.328** | 0.506** | 0.583** | 0.748 | – | – | – | – | – |
| (6) Psychological condition | 5.741 ± 1.111 | 0.295** | 0.277** | 0.401** | 0.394** | 0.576** | 0.778 | – | – | – | – |
| (7) Appearance | 4.507 ± 1.673 | 0.150* | 0.172** | 0.313** | 0.451** | 0.550** | 0.442** | 0.827 | – | – | – |
| (8) Affiliation | 4.405 ± 1.487 | 0.081 | 0.307** | 0.269** | 0.281** | 0.273** | 0.411** | 0.334** | 0.750 | – | – |
| (9) Competition/Ego | 3.149 ± 1.586 | 0.076 | 0.169* | 0.193** | 0.356** | 0.241** | 0.256** | 0.524** | 0.406** | 0.755 | |
| (10) Others’ expectations | 1.867 ± 1.241 | −0.062 | −0.002 | −0.006 | −0.041 | 0.118 | 0.162* | 0.299** | 0.391** | 0.567** | 0.752 |
The bold numbers on the diagonal are the square roots of the AVE for that variable; PiPCMAs, Persistence in Practicing Chinese Martial Arts; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.