Table 2.

Pearson r correlation coefficients between study variables

		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
I	Perceived stress	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
II	Perceived constraints	0.63***	–	–	–	–	–	–
III	Social support	−0.40***	−0.44***	–	–	–	–	–
IV	Perceived mastery	−0.46***	−0.58***	0.37***	–	–	–	–
V	Household size	0.11***	0.05***	−0.02	−0.03*	–	–	–
VI	Self-rated dental health	0.14***	0.15***	−0.14***	−0.10***	−0.05***	–	–
VII	Decayed teeth	0.10***	0.10***	−0.06***	−0.06***	0.05**	0.19***	–
VIII	DMFT	−0.16***	0.01	−0.02	−0.03*	−0.22***	0.17***	0.09***

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001. DMFT, decayed, missing, filled teeth.