Table 2.

Correlations among self-efficacy, meaning in life and professional commitment (N = 710).

Variable	Mean	SD	SES	MLS	PM	SM	NPCS	WMAE	MM	BGAV
SES	24.62	5.67	1
MLS	52.55	9.79	0.383∗∗	1
PM	24.22	5.37	0.348∗∗	0.816∗∗	1
SM	28.33	5.66	0.281∗∗	0.851∗∗	0.656∗∗	1
NPCS	82.15	15.07	0.256∗∗	0.316∗∗	0.270∗∗	0.268∗∗	1
WMAE	29.28	8.07	0.266∗∗	0.321∗∗	0.314∗∗	0.249∗∗	0.895∗∗	1
MM	30.76	5.91	0.160∗∗	0.176∗∗	0.131∗∗	0.137∗∗	0.780∗∗	0.525∗∗	1
BGAV	22.11	4.44	0.167∗∗	0.249∗∗	0.165∗∗	0.267∗∗	0.709∗∗	0.504∗∗	0.355∗∗	1

BGAV = belief in goals and values, MLS = meaning in life scale, MM = maintaining membership, NPCS = nursing professional commitment scale, PM = presence of meaning, SD = standard deviation, SES = self-efficacy scale, SM = search for meaning, WMAE = willingness to make an effort.

^∗∗P < .01 2-tailed.

^∗P < .05 2-tailed.