Table 2.

Zero‐order correlation table showing the relationship among variables

SN	Variables	1	2	3	4	X	SD
1	Meaning in life	–	.28	.21	−.49**	10.47	4.60
2	Self‐compassion		–	.34	−.55**	31.12	12.19
3	Acceptance of illness			–	−.59**	21.16	8.19
4	Psychological distress				–	17.07	5.86

^**Correlation is significant at 0.01 level (2‐tailed) n = 832.