Table 3.

Correlations between mediators and dependent variables

Variable		M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1.	Anxiety	2.28	1.79	─
2.	Depression	2.24	1.85	0.80***	─
3.	Problem-focused coping - Self	18.97	5.34	0.31***	0.27***	─
4.	Emotion-focused coping - Self	26.00	5.80	0.32***	0.26***	0.71***	─
5.	Dysfunctional coping - Self	15.46	4.15	0.45***	0.50***	0.38***	0.38***	─
6.	Self-mastery	2.11	0.53	0.31***	0.33***	− 0.08	0.02	0.28***	─
7.	Problem-focused coping - Other	17.59	6.42	0.20***	0.12*	0.66***	0.59***	0.32***	− 0.05	─
8.	PCS	50.56	8.96	− 0.28***	− 0.28***	− 0.17**	− 0.15**	− 0.19***	− 0.19***	− 0.07	─
9.	MCS	39.01	11.70	− 0.60***	− 0.68***	− 0.21***	− 0.23***	− 0.41***	− 0.35***	− 0.14**	0.09	─
10.	Search for meaning	22.51	7.00	0.25**	0.21***	0.31***	0.26***	0.16**	0.03	0.32***	− 0.02	− 0.19***	─
11.	Presence of meaning	22.55	6.76	− 0.17**	− 0.28***	0.18***	0.06	− 0.22***	− 0.33***	0.19***	0.09	0.25***	0.08

Note. N = 366. Higher self-mastery scores indicate a weaker sense of personal mastery. PCS = Physical Component Scale; MCS = Mental Component Scale

^*p < .05. ^**p < .01. ^***p < .001