Table 4. Bivariate correlations and coefficients of central tendency for modified ProQOL-21 scoring approach items.
| Item | 3CS | 6CS | 12CS | 16CS | 18CS | 20CS | 22CS | 24CS | 27CS | 30CS | 8BO | 9STS | 10BO | 11STS | 13STS | 14STS | 19BO | 21BO | 23STS | 25STS | 26BO | CS Total | CF Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6CS | .527** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12CS | .576** | .457** | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16CS | .440** | .424** | .494** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18CS | .464** | .407** | .516** | .488** | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20CS | .536** | .486** | .517** | .506** | .537** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22CS | .522** | .428** | .527** | .501** | .549** | .567** | |||||||||||||||||
| 24CS | .575** | .469** | .553** | .522** | .538** | .596** | .652** | ||||||||||||||||
| 27CS | .399** | .411** | .427** | .476** | .449** | .468** | .516** | .537** | |||||||||||||||
| 30CS | .533** | .432** | .600** | .507** | .621** | .547** | .541** | .584** | .428** | ||||||||||||||
| 8BO | -.138** | -.084** | -.171** | -.187** | -.178** | -.133** | -.164** | -.146** | -.113** | -.173** | |||||||||||||
| 9STS | -.100** | -.067* | -.158** | -.209** | -.179** | -.149** | -.122** | -.105** | -.065* | -.169** | .583** | ||||||||||||
| 10BO | -.341** | -.267** | -.402** | -.326** | -.396** | -.305** | -.318** | -.337** | -.242** | -.447** | .472** | .541** | |||||||||||
| 11STS | -.215** | -.162** | -.266** | -.257** | -.285** | -.220** | -.234** | -.243** | -.155** | -.288** | .540** | .634** | .704** | ||||||||||
| 13STS | -.110** | -.097** | -.136** | -.205** | -.204** | -.163** | -.176** | -.157** | -.145** | -.187** | .528** | .600** | .492** | .587** | |||||||||
| 14STS | -.108** | -.092** | -.163** | -.178** | -.170** | -.124** | -.128** | -.140** | -.106** | -.168** | .549** | .548** | .477** | .521** | .708** | ||||||||
| 19BO | -.157** | -.173** | -.216** | -.254** | -.283** | -.251** | -.199** | -.166** | -.137** | -.298** | .332** | .427** | .471** | .472** | .398** | .362** | |||||||
| 21BO | -.149** | -.180** | -.216** | -.246** | -.288** | -.212** | -.195** | -.158** | -.132** | -.236** | .350** | .391** | .399** | .429** | .379** | .341** | .599** | ||||||
| 23STS | -.170** | -.116** | -.232** | -.185** | -.201** | -.174** | -.175** | -.214** | -.144** | -.168** | .443** | .422** | .388** | .432** | .452** | .488** | .298** | .301** | |||||
| 25STS | -.204** | -.170** | -.209** | -.251** | -.231** | -.194** | -.176** | -.210** | -.150** | -.223** | .479** | .480** | .505** | .559** | .524** | .533** | .364** | .349** | .542** | ||||
| 26BO | -.176** | -.147** | -.211** | -.245** | -.379** | -.247** | -.231** | -.207** | -.125** | -.312** | .291** | .378** | .450** | .437** | .317** | .279** | .500** | .526** | .257** | .376** | |||
| CS Total | .731** | .681** | .749** | .718** | .757** | .769** | .779** | .803** | .675** | .783** | -.194** | -.174** | -.453** | -.313** | -.217** | -.188** | -.280** | -.265** | -.234** | -.261** | -.298** | ||
| CF Total | -.239** | -.203** | -.305** | -.330** | -.356** | -.278** | -.269** | -.265** | -.195** | -.342** | .702** | .770** | .757** | .809** | .758** | .727** | .696** | .676** | .621** | .707** | .614** | -.370** | |
| M | 2.370 | 2.728 | 2.166 | 2.837 | 2.757 | 2.801 | 2.925 | 2.226 | 1.690 | 3.146 | 1.674 | 2.147 | 1.796 | 1.808 | 1.787 | 1.596 | 2.912 | 2.880 | 1.576 | 1.382 | 1.999 | 25.624 | 21.546 |
| SD | 0.661 | 0.897 | 0.748 | 0.845 | 0.875 | 0.815 | 0.874 | 0.741 | 0.726 | 0.895 | 0.834 | 0.952 | 0.956 | 0.907 | 0.874 | 0.790 | 1.104 | 1.131 | 0.721 | 0.712 | 0.692 | 6.006 | 6.917 |
Bivariate correlations reflect Pearson’s r coefficients. Item numbers reflect numbering from ProQOL instrument manual [1]. CS = Compassion Satisfaction. BO = Burnout. STS = Secondary Traumatic Stress. M = sample mean, SD = standard deviation.
** p < .01.