Table 2.

Summary of the analysis of correlations among the scales (r).

	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)
Problem finding ability (1)	1
Literature review ability (2)	0.752∗∗∗	1
Research and design ability (3)	0.624∗∗∗	0.803∗∗∗	1
Scientific research practice ability (4)	0.684∗∗∗	0.784∗∗∗	0.879∗∗∗	1
Data processing ability (5)	0.575∗∗∗	0.729∗∗∗	0.833∗∗∗	0.863∗∗∗	1
Paper writing ability (6)	0.590∗∗∗	0.707∗∗∗	0.786∗∗∗	0.838∗∗∗	0.858∗∗∗	1
NRCS (7)	0.739∗∗∗	0.872∗∗∗	0.928∗∗∗	0.952∗∗∗	0.925∗∗∗	0.915∗∗∗	1
Harmonious passion (8)	0.481∗∗∗	0.463∗∗∗	0.359∗∗∗	0.380∗∗∗	0.362∗∗∗	0.382∗∗∗	0.434∗∗∗	1
Compulsive passion (9)	0.217∗∗∗	0.165∗∗	0.140∗∗	0.194∗∗∗	0.154∗∗	0.150∗∗	0.183∗∗∗	0.326∗∗∗	1
WPS (10)	0.435∗∗∗	0.393∗∗∗	0.312∗∗∗	0.357∗∗∗	0.322∗∗∗	0.333∗∗∗	0.386∗∗∗	0.832∗∗∗	0.796∗∗∗	1

Note: Calculated using 2-tailed bivariate correlations.

Abbreviations: NRCS, Nurse Research Capacity Scale; WPS, Working Passion Scale.

^∗∗ p < 0.01.

^∗∗∗ p < 0.001.