Attributions, future time perspective and career maturity in nursing undergraduates: correlational study design

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Table 3 Correlation coefficients among career maturity and various dimensions of attributions and future time perspective (N = 431)

Variables	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1. Career maturity	3.23	0.33
2. CM–Career decisiveness	3.11	0.61	0.69**
3. CM–Career confidence	3.00	0.59	0.73**	0.40**
4. CM–Career value	3.27	0.61	0.55**	0.11*	0.34**
5. CM–Career independence	3.51	0.56	0.52**	0.27**	0.20**	0.04
6. CM–Relational dependence	3.33	0.59	0.53**	0.13**	0.40**	0.33**	0.13**
7. CM–Career reference	3.30	0.42	0.28**	0.01	−0.02	−0.08	0.38**	−0.02
8. Attributions of academic achievement	−4.86	5.86	−0.32**	−0.08	−0.23**	−0.24**	−0.22**	−0.24**	−0.19**
9. Attributions of affiliation	−1.84	4.93	−0.13**	−0.12*	−0.08	−0.05	−0.07	−0.08	−0.02
10. Future time perspective	2.74	0.36	0.54**	0.31**	0.45**	0.26**	0.36**	0.19**	0.28**
11. FTP–Behavioral commitment	2.51	0.49	0.31**	0.19**	0.26**	0.13**	0.25**	0.05	0.16**
12. FTP–Future efficacy	2.79	0.58	0.40**	0.25**	0.36**	0.19**	0.24**	0.10*	0.18**
13. FTP–Far-reach goal orientation	2.54	0.50	0.29**	0.24**	0.23**	0.03	0.28**	−0.01	0.21**
14. FTP–Future purpose consciousness	2.93	0.56	0.49**	0.24**	0.45**	0.31**	0.23**	0.31**	0.15**
15. FTP–Future image	2.99	0.49	0.39**	0.13**	0.27**	0.27**	0.25**	0.21**	0.29**

Note: CM career maturity, FTP future time perspective
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01
The negative value of mean scores of attributions indicate the degree of internal attributions. Thus, the negative correlation coefficients reflect the positive relation between internal attributions and career maturity

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