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. 2013 Feb 12;1:e22. doi: 10.7717/peerj.22

Table 2. Correlations of questionnaire parameters.

Descriptive statistics and Correlations table of SNR50 and items from the questionnaire used in this study.

Mean (SD) I prefer to speak English... In the last month, how often did you speak English at home? Perceived English proficiency Self-rate of musical skills Perceived Stress Scale Visual/Verbal Learning Style Score Age when first began playing music Age when first learnt English SNR50 score
When I was growing up my Mother spoke English at home... 3.78 (1.41) .485 ** .677 ** .366 ** .150 .236 * −.158 −.177 .676 ** .465 **
I prefer to speak English... 4.55 (0.75) .611 ** .575 ** .093 .287 * .226 * .238 * .528 ** .276 *
In the last month, how often did you speak English at home? 4.42 (1.06) .554 ** .142 .313 * −.120 .203 * .654 ** .409 **
Perceived English proficiency 4.54 (0.78) .279 * .398 ** .235 * .341 ** .483 ** .471 **
Self-rate of musical skills 1.89 (0.95) −.174 −.071 .562 ** .222 * .274 *
Perceived Stress Scale 13.78 (5.53) −.072 .003 .268 * .314 *
Visual/Verbal Learning Style Score 4.18 (4.52) .131 .133 −.023
Age when first began playing music 10.49 (5.85) .371 ** .188
Age when first learnt English 2.87 (2.37) .394 **
SNR50 score −0.30 (1.12)

Notes.

Bolded figures are all significant at

*

p < 0.05 or

**

p < 0.001.