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Table 2 Descriptive properties of the scales and correlational relationships between variables

From: Investigation of psychological factors related to compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction among nurses

Variables

Cronbach alfa

Mean

SD

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

ProQual

Compassion satisfaction (1)

0.866

30.72

8.845

                      

Burnout (2)

0.811

17.848

5.639

-.234**

                     

Compassion fatigue (3)

0.572

16.14

8.051

-.592**

.598**

                    

Brief Symptom Inventory

 Anxiety (4)

0.917

6.1

7.631

-.129*

.383**

.374**

                   

 Depression (5)

0.922

8.97

8.785

-.134*

.396**

.392**

.861**

                  

 Negative self-concept (6)

0.902

6.21

7.347

-.114*

.400**

.389**

.866**

.845**

                 

 Somatization (7)

0.902

4.77

5.28

-.169**

.408**

.384**

.722**

.738**

.721**

                

 Hostility (8)

0.818

5.29

4.561

-.134*

.365**

.372**

.767**

.751**

.758**

.712**

               

The Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced scale

 Positive reinterpretation and growth (9)

0.658

12.72

2.265

316**

-.084

-.267**

-.149**

-148**

-.150**

-.189**

-.173**

              

 Mental disengagement (10)

0.463

9.28

2.27

.031

.056

.015

.200**

.169**

.190**

.128*

.185**

.119*

             

 Focusing on and venting emotions (11)

0.552

10.77

2.168

.080

.053

-.001

.149**

.150**

.129*

.063

.120*

.352**

.221**

            

 Seeking social support for instrumetal reasons (12)

0.693

11.46

2.504

.152**

.035

-.045

-.070

-.043

-.055

-.072

-.060

.432**

.101

.477**

           

 Active coping (13)

0.581

11.66

2.334

.240**

-.127*

-.221**

-.192**

-.163**

-.198**

-.153**

-.164**

.521**

-.056

.243**

.385**

          

 Denial (14)

0.62

6.45

2.328

-.064

.229**

.129*

.234**

.208**

.225**

.253**

.249**

-.099

.415**

.001

-.098

-.201**

         

 Turning to religion (15)

0.854

11.66

3.193

.113*

.082

-.043

.073

.086

.084

-.022

.039

.301**

.221**

.174**

.238**

.215**

.149**

        

 Joking (16)

0.724

7.3

2.514

.017

.124*

.002

.140**

.092

.126*

.126*

.095

.054

.361**

.028

.191**

.018

.417**

.168**

       

 Behavioral desengagement (17)

0.582

6.52

2.244

-.148**

.256**

.223**

.329**

.281**

.345**

.298**

.251**

-.177**

.313**

.121*

-.085

-.332**

.517**

.060

.268**

      

 Restraint coping (18)

0.27

8.68

2.043

.095

.205**

.038

.214**

.160**

.158**

.158**

.133*

.206**

.215**

.227**

.181**

.129*

.248**

.204**

.217**

.294**

     

 Seeking social support for emotional reasons (19)

0.597

10.33

2.508

.178**

.001

-.039

-.006

.009

-.006

-.021

.004

.345**

.131*

.444**

.597**

.335**

-.115*

.186**

.147**

-.033

.274**

    

 Taking drugs (20)

0.708

5.22

1.964

-.111*

.210**

.137**

.216**

.196**

.252**

.284**

.209**

-.279**

.215**

-.090

-.154**

-.158**

.459**

-.132*

.344**

439**

.141**

-.103

   

 Acceptance (21)

0.511

9.39

2.23

.111*

.148**

.034

.163**

.123*

.144**

.117*

.127*

.274**

.288**

.257**

.292**

.176**

.176**

.216**

.237**

214**

.395**

.302**

.115*

  

 Suppression of competing activities (22)

0.41

9.92

2.093

.173**

.129*

.014

.054

.049

.039

.047

-.020

.272**

.070

.277**

.322**

.407**

.006

.194**

.110*

.024

.399**

.345**

.050

381**

 

 Planning (23)

0.578

12.04

2.372

.221**

-.175**

-.223**

-.179**

-.154**

-.199**

-.206**

-.213**

.496**

-.082

.251**

.461**

.592**

-.343**

.175**

.035

-.360**

.107*

.352**

-.256**

178**

330**

  1. *p < .05
  2. **p < .001