. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 20.

Published in final edited form as: Psychol Health. 2009 Jun;24(5):597–613. doi: 10.1080/08870440801902535

Table 4.

Scale Reliabilities and Correlations between the Fatalism Factors and External Variables

Factor	Genetic Determinism	Perceived benefits	Behavioral Intention	2^nd Order Factor	Predetermination	Luck	Pessimism
2^nd Order Factor	.22^***	−.19^***	.22^***	.88^a
Predetermination	.18^***	−.13^**	.13^***	.87^***	.86^a
Luck	.19^***	−.15^**	.08^***	.74^***	.46^***	.80^a
Pessimism	.17^***	−.12^**	.23^***	.72^***	.44^***	.53^***	.82^a

Note:

Alpha reliabilities

p<.05,

^**

p<.01,

^***

p<.001