Mediating effect of psychological capital on the relationship between mental health literacy and coping styles among newly recruited nurses

Table 3 The correlations among positive coping, negative coping, mental health literacy and psychological capital in newly recruited nurses (n = 315)

Variables	1	2	3	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.5	4	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.4
1.Positive coping	1
2.Negative coping	0.023	1
3.Mental health literacy (total)	0.446^**	-0.137^*	1
3.1Maintenance of positive mental health	0.506^**	-0.06	0.764^**	1
3.2Recognition of mental illness	0.151^**	0.001	0.484^**	0.282^**	1
3.3Attitude to mental illness stigma	-0.017	-0.175^**	0.426^**	0.032	-0.112^*	1
3.4Help-seeking efficacy	0.284^**	-0.112^*	0.570^**	0.255^**	0.191^**	0.08	1
3.5Help-seeking attitude	0.278^**	-0.032	0.601^**	0.275^**	0.268^**	0.065	0.459^**	1
4.Psychological capital	0.578^**	-0.221^**	0.574^**	0.548^**	0.172^**	0.135^*	0.399^**	0.325^**	1
4.1Self-efficacy	0.515^**	-0.205^**	0.528^**	0.463^**	0.151^**	0.129^*	0.416^**	0.341^**	0.874^**	1
4.2Hope	0.539^**	-0.154^**	0.513^**	0.504^**	0.171^**	0.074	0.371^**	0.304^**	0.920^**	0.780^**	1
4.3Resilience	0.511^**	-0.181^**	0.454^**	0.446^**	0.145^*	0.124^*	0.286^**	0.222^**	0.885^**	0.691^**	0.761^**	1
4.4Optimism	0.433^**	-0.234^**	0.493^**	0.491^**	0.125^*	0.147^**	0.298^**	0.251^**	0.781^**	0.515^**	0.624^**	0.619^**	1

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