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Table 2 Descriptive statistics and correlations of four variables (N = 2,457)

From: Perceived social support and professional identity in nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic era: the mediating effects of self-efficacy and the moderating role of anxiety

Variables

M

SD

Perceived social support

Self-efficacy

Professional identity

Anxiety

Perceived social support

61.67

13.55

1

   

Self-efficacy

26.53

6.93

0.55**

1

  

Professional identity

64.00

12.78

0.46**

0.51**

1

 

Anxiety

3.74

4.62

-0.29**

-0.17**

-1.90**

1

  1. Abbreviations: M mean, SD standard deviation
  2. **p < .001
  3. All p values are 2-tailed