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. 2024 Sep 11;23:638. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-02307-y

Table 2.

Correlations for variables measured in this study (n = 467)

Variables Mean (SD) a b c d e f g h i j k l m
a. PI 37.610 (6.287) 1
b. CF 35.876 (19.103) -0.527** 1
c. BO 24.281 (12.908) -0.569** 0.950** 1
d. STS 11.595 (7.944) -0.342** 0.861** 0.659** 1
e. MD 44.887 (38.730) -0.269** 0.434** 0.389** 0.410** 1
f. MD1 14.355 (14.282) -0.299** 0.439** 0.397** 0.410** 0.946** 1
g. MD2 10.647 (9.325) -0.209** 0.376** 0.337** 0.358** 0.952** 0.849**
h. MD3 13.274 (11.414) -0.211** 0.377** 0.319** 0.388** 0.944** 0.829**
i. MD4 6.610 (6.278) -0.288** 0.432** 0.418** 0.361** 0.886** 0.794**
j. MR 2.578 (0.294) 0.295** -0.361** -0.349** -0.302** -0.343** -0.343** 0.012 0.058 0.051 1
k. MR1 2.343 (0.614) 0.133** -0.246** -0.235** -0.208** -0.238** -0.208** -0.241** -0.223** -0.222** 0.763** 1
l. MR2 2.378 (0.575) 0.146** -0.210** -0.196** -0.187** -0.257** -0.253** -0.183** -0.158** -0.176** 0.834** 0.657** 1
m. MR3 17.801 (2.916) 0.205** -0.129** -0.130** -0.100* -0.031 -0.066 0.478** 0.506** 0.506** -0.059 -0.506** -0.430** 1

Note: PI: professional identity; CF: compassion fatigue; BO: burnout; STS: secondary traumatic stress; MD: moral distress; MD1: individual responsibility; MD2: not in patient’s best interest; MD3: values conflicts; MD4: harm to patient’s interest; MR: moral resilience; MR1: the ability to respond flexibly to moral adversity; MR2: relational moral soundness; MR3: moral efficacy. *Statistical significance at the level of 0.05 (two-tailed), **Statistical significance at the level of 0.01 (two-tailed)