Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and bivariate correlations of study variables for Tibetan and Han emerging adults.
| Tibetan (n = 59) |
Han (n = 118) |
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| M | SD | Range | M | SD | Range | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1. PAS | 5.40 | 0.90 | 4–7 | 4.90 | 1.16 | 2–7 | - | 0.28** | 0.16 | 0.23* | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.11 |
| 2. Growth mindset | 2.61 | 0.59 | 1–5 | 2.58 | 0.71 | 1–5 | 0.19 | - | 0.15 | 0.02 | -0.12 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| 3. Grit | 3.28 | 0.47 | 1–5 | 3.29 | 0.60 | 2–5 | 0.27* | 0.01 | - | 0.52*** | 0.03 | -0.06 | 0.16 |
| 4. Psychological well-being | 5.27 | 0.75 | 4–7 | 5.05 | 0.97 | 2–7 | 0.44*** | -0.04 | 0.36** | - | 0.04 | -0.02 | 0.29** |
| 5. Age | 21.54 | 1.61 | 18–25 | 21.00 | 1.60 | 18–25 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.08 | -0.05 | - | 0.02 | -0.16 |
| 6. Gender | - | - | 1–2 | - | - | 1–2 | -0.10 | -0.07 | 0.15 | -0.03 | -0.28* | - | -0.01 |
| 7. SES | -1.09 | 1.62 | –5.56 | 0.55 | 2.19 | –2.93 | 0.25 | 0.06 | -0.15 | 0.05 | -0.23 | 0.00 | - |
| –2.73 | –5.90 | ||||||||||||
Correlation coefficients displayed above the diagonal are for adults from Han ethnic group, below for adults from Tibetan ethnic group. PAS, parental autonomy support; SES, socioeconomic status. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001. Gender was coded as: 1 = male, 2 = female.