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. 2022 Nov 9;8(11):e11483. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11483

Table 3.

Intercorrelations between sisu factor sum scores and associated mental fortitude scales.

MTQ-10 RS-14 GRIT-S
Hardiness
HOPE
GSE
CI PE CM CO CH PW AG
1. Latent power 0.48 0.61 0.14 0.38 0.42 0.38 0.34 0.45 0.48 0.52
2. Action mindset 0.53 0.57 0.24 0.42 0.36 0.37 0.44 0.47 0.45 0.56
3. Extraord. perseverance 0.43 0.55 0.29 0.45 0.43 0.37 0.18 0.50 0.50 0.55
4. Control over Fate 0.37 0.42 0.23 0.31 0.44 0.45 0.08 0.36 0.44 0.40
5. Harm to reason -0.47 -0.36 -0.44 -0.32 -0.37 -0.36 -0.13 -0.23 -0.34 -0.37
6. Harm to self -0.06 0.04 -0.15 0.01 -0.05 -0.02 0.07 0.10 0.06 0.04
7. Harm to others -0.14 -0.06 -0.09 -0.11 -0.17 -0.12 -0.07 -0.04 -0.06 -0.07
8. Hubris -0.32 -0.31 -0.15 -0.25 -0.36 -0.38 -0.16 -0.19 -0.27 -0.23
9. Outcomes -0.20 -0.05 -0.14 0.01 -0.08 -0.05 -0.07 -0.02 0.04 -0.02
Beneficial sisu (1.-3.) 0.59 0.72 0.27 0.51 0.50 0.46 0.40 0.59 0.59 0.67
Harmful sisu (5.-7.) -0.30 -0.16 -0.30 -0.19 -0.26 -0.22 -0.07 -0.08 -0.15 -0.18

Pearson correlations. Coefficients |r|>0.09 are significant (p < 0.05), |r|>0.4 emboldened, |r|>0.3 in italics. Highest association for each factor underlined. CI = Consistency of Interest. PE = Perseverance of effort. CM = Command, CO = Control, CH = Challenge, PW = Pathways, AG = Agency.