Table 1.

Mean, Cronbach’s alpha, and correlation coefficients for the study variables

Construct	Mean (sd)	Items	Cronbach’s Alpha	aST1	bST2	cPIL	dNPIS
ST1	2.54 (.711)	3	0.63	1
ST2	3.20 (.675)	3	0.78	.26**	1
PIL	4.11 (.613)	5	0.71	.37**	.27**	1
NPIS	7.98 (1.91)	6	0.88	.30**	.33**	.19**	1

** p-value < 0.01, ^aST1 Interpersonal self-transcendence, ^bST2 Intrapersonal self-transcendence, ^cPIL Meaning-in-life, ^dNPIS Nurse-Patient Interaction. Listwise N = 180, Missing N = 8