U.S. medical students who engage in self-care report less stress and higher quality of life

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 Intercorrelations, Reliabilities, and Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables

	Combined Sample		Men		Women		α	Stress	Self-Care	Physical QoL
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	α	Stress	Self-Care	Physical QoL
Stress	27.49	7.76	26.35	8.12	28.05	7.56	.91
Self-Care	2.54	0.43	2.48	0.40	2.57	0.43	.93	−.60*
Physical QoL	55.68	12.11	55.35	12.16	55.96	11.90	.74	−.59*	.60*
Psychological QoL	62.23	12.11	62.06	14.71	62.56	13.25	.78	−.61*	.67*	.45*

N = 871. M = Mean, SD = Standard Deviation, α = Cronbach’s alpha. *p < .001. QoL = Quality of Life

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