Table 3.
Polychoric Correlation Matrix for the 13-Item BSCS (Sample 1; N = 522).
| Item | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | .73 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | .45 | .58 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | .33 | .31 | .41 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | .53 | .53 | .40 | .48 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | .71 | .63 | .41 | .36 | .69 | 1 | |||||||
| 7 | .61 | .68 | .52 | .27 | .47 | .54 | 1 | ||||||
| 8 | .74 | .68 | .50 | .27 | .49 | .64 | .63 | 1 | |||||
| 9 | .51 | .54 | .61 | .34 | .58 | .48 | .58 | .47 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | .42 | .55 | .61 | .35 | .39 | .37 | .50 | .40 | .62 | 1 | |||
| 11 | .59 | .61 | .59 | .27 | .39 | .51 | .53 | .53 | .55 | .59 | 1 | ||
| 12 | .58 | .57 | .45 | .39 | .65 | .57 | .59 | .51 | .58 | .42 | .45 | 1 | |
| 13 | .53 | .47 | .44 | .45 | .56 | .49 | .50 | .45 | .62 | .47 | .47 | .64 | 1 |
Note. BSCS = Brief Self-Control Scale.