Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation coefficients for all variables of interest (n=239)
| Variable | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1. Helplessness | 16.858 | 4.70 | 1 | ||||
| 2. Internality | 17.351 | 6.411 | -0.140* | 1 | |||
| 3. Social support | 44.628 | 10.094 | -0.361** | 0.445** | 1 | ||
| 4. Self-management | 53.197 | 10.537 | -0.463** | 0.489** | 0.480** | 1 | |
| 5. Health literacy | 16.889 | 3.921 | -0.599** | 0.691** | 0.443** | 0.636** | 1 |
Note: *p<0.05, **p<0.01.
M, mean.