Table 3.

Correlations among variables (N = 240).

Variables	r (p)
	Health Literacy		Social Support				Self-Efficacy	HPB			SF-12
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1. Health-related terms	―
2. Comprehension and numeracy	0.30 (<0.001)	―
3. Tangible	0.06 (0.380)	0.05 (0.479)	―
4. Affectionate	0.04 (0.563)	0.10 (0.131)	0.71 (<0.001)	―
5. Positive social interaction	0.05 (0.427)	0.09 (0.151)	0.76 (<0.001)	0.85 (<0.001)	―
6. Emotional-informational	0.08 (0.200)	0.14 (0.026)	0.74 (<0.001)	0.85 (<0.001)	0.83 (<0.001)	―
7. Self-efficacy	0.03 (0.698)	−0.13 (0.040)	0.17 (0.008)	0.27 (<0.001)	0.21 (<0.001)	0.32 (<0.001)	―
8. Physical area	0.05 (0.428)	−0.003 (0.967)	0.06 (0.337)	0.07 (0.316)	0.07 (0.316)	0.15 (0.023)	0.34 (<0.001)	―
9. Social area	0.05 (0.447)	−0.06 (0.375)	0.19 (0.003)	0.25 (<0.001)	0.29 (<0.001)	0.29 (<0.001)	0.30 (<0.001)	0.44 (<0.001)	―
10. Emotional area	0.07 (0.285)	−0.07 (0.273)	0.13 (0.052)	0.14 (0.027)	0.09 (0.151)	0.18 (0.005)	0.19 (0.004)	0.39 (<0.001)	0.28 (<0.001)	―
11. PCS	0.05 (0.428)	0.16 (0.011)	0.27 (<0.001)	0.20 (0.002)	0.25 (<0.001)	0.30 (<0.001)	0.23 (<0.001)	0.28 (<0.001)	0.21 (<0.001)	0.18 (0.004)	―
12. MCS	0.13 (0.047)	0.20 (0.002)	0.24 (<0.001)	0.31 (<0.001)	0.29 (<0.001)	0.36 (<0.001)	0.30 (<0.001)	0.23 (<0.001)	0.17 (<0.001)	0.18 (0.006)	0.64 (<0.001)	―

HL, health literacy; HPB, health-promoting behavior; HRQOL, health-related quality of life; SF-12, Short-Form Health Survey; 1, health-related terms; 2, comprehension and numeracy; 3, tangible; 4, affectionate; 5, positive social interaction; 6, emotional-informational; 7, self-efficacy; 8, physical area; 9, social area; 10,emotional area; 11, PCS, Physical Component Summary; 12, MCS, Mental Component Summary.