Table 3.
Correlation coefficients between positive mental characters and humanistic care ability of nursing students.
| Scales and dimensions | Humanistic care ability | Instillation of faith and wish | Healthcare education | Formation of humanistic-altruistic values | Scientific solution of health problem | Assistance with the gratification of essential needs | Provision for good environment | Promotion of sensibility communication | Help for overcoming difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisdom and knowledge | 0.618*** | 0.600*** | 0.619*** | 0.525*** | 0.551*** | 0.478*** | − 0.009 | 0.553*** | 0.137* |
| Courage | 0.633*** | 0.623*** | 0.663*** | 0.582*** | 0.509*** | 0.506*** | − 0.072 | 0.627*** | 0.125* |
| Humanity | 0.655*** | 0.613*** | 0.644*** | 0.559*** | 0.558*** | 0.511*** | − 0.018 | 0.603*** | 0.160** |
| Justice | 0.642*** | 0.626*** | 0.626*** | 0.553*** | 0.553*** | 0.497*** | − 0.005 | 0.608*** | 0.165** |
| Temperance | 0.605*** | 0.594*** | 0.601*** | 0.542*** | 0.508*** | 0.451*** | − 0.017 | 0.572*** | 0.120** |
| Transcendence | 0.620*** | 0.604*** | 0.608*** | 0.529*** | 0.515*** | 0.469*** | − 0.021 | 0.578*** | 0.157** |
| Positive mental characters | 0.656*** | 0.641*** | 0.659*** | 0575*** | 0.560*** | 0.510*** | −0.025 | 0.619*** | 0.151** |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.