Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of the variables used in the study.

	n	Range	M	SD	Cronbach’s Alpha
Social support	137	1–5	3.93	0.74	0.82
Confidential	137	1–5	3.78	0.82	0.78
Affective	137	1–5	4.20	0.79	0.70
Life satisfaction	137	1–7	4.99	1.27	0.81
Self-esteem	137	1–5	3.14	0.50	0.71
Perceived general health	137	1–100	67.04	18.94	-