Table 2 Descriptive statistics and correlations among variables (n = 215)
From: Living arrangements and life satisfaction: mediation by social support and meaning in life
Variable | Nursing home (n = 101) | Community (n = 114) | t | Correlations among variables | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
(1) Social support | 28.04 | 6.84 | 35.17 | 7.58 | −7.21*** | 1.000 | .261** | .160* | .359** |
(2) Presence of meaning | 17.41 | 7.79 | 21.79 | 8.76 | −3.85*** | – | 1.000 | .745** | .450** |
(3) Search for meaning | 15.98 | 8.76 | 19.10 | 6.53 | −3.60*** | – | – | 1.000 | .397** |
(4) Life satisfaction | 11.19 | 3.97 | 13.65 | 3.77 | −4.66*** | – | – | – | 1.000 |