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Table 1 Pearson’s correlation coefficients among locus of control, coping strategies, and health-promoting lifestyle behaviors

From: Relationship between loci of control and health-promoting behaviors in Pakistani women with polycystic ovary syndrome: coping strategies as mediators

Variable

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

M

SD

1. Internal HLOC

− .01

.19*

.31***

− .04

− .19*

− .26**

.41***

.39***

.40***

.41***

.39***

.41***

6.37

2.36

2. Powerful others HLOC

− .05

.33***

.17*

− .31***

− .28**

.25**

.22**

.25**

.21**

.27**

.27**

4.34

1.36

3. Chance HLOC

  

− .39***

− .09

.28**

.24**

− .34***

− .35***

− .33***

− .33***

− .34***

− .35***

5.25

1.59

4. Active practical CS

  

.05

− .57***

− .59***

.72***

.69***

.71***

.69***

.70***

.71***

3.79

1.01

5. Religious focused CS

    

.25**

.28**

.05

− .00

.00

.05

.06

5.94

1.02

6. Avoidance focused CS

    

.76 ***

− .44***

− .44***

− .44***

− .44***

− .46***

− .45***

5.52

1.12

7. Active distractive CS

     

− .51***

− .52***

− .50***

− .49***

− .47***

− .52***

5.29

1.49

8. Health responsibility

      

.94***

.95***

.93***

.92***

.94***

7.68

2.08

9. Physical activity

       

.92***

.9 1***

.89***

.95***

7.63

2.18

10. Nutrition

         

.93***

.90***

.94***

7.69

2.00

11. Spiritual growth

          

.91***

.94***

7.72

2.06

12. Interpersonal relations

         

.92***

7.64

1.97

13. Stress management

           

7.69

2.07

  1. CS coping strategy, HLOC health locus of control
  2. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001