TABLE 3.

Zero-order correlation coefficients of variables in four cultural groups.

	1	2	3	4
(1) Positive self-beliefs
United States	–
China
South Korea
Japan
(2) Distress
United States	−0.48***	–
China	−0.29***
South Korea	−0.25***
Japan**	−0.26***
(3) Emotional support
United States	0.40***	−0.34***	–
China	0.31***	−0.22***
South Korea	0.32***	−0.21***
Japan	0.30***	−0.17***
(4) Informational support
United States	0.38***	−0.29***	0.72***	–
China	0.27***	−0.17***	0.60***
South Korea	0.31***	−0.17***	0.66***
Japan**	0.28***	−0.10**	0.64***
(5) Financial support
United States	0.28***	−0.22***	0.51***	0.52***
China	0.23***	−0.11***	0.39***	0.48***
South Korea	0.27***	−0.11***	0.47***	0.46***
Japan	0.22***	−0.07*	0.43***	0.40***

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001.