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Table 1 Descriptive statistics and correlations of the variables

From: Perceived social support and college student engagement: moderating effects of a grateful disposition on the satisfaction of basic psychological needs as a mediator

 

M ± SD

Gender

Age

PSS

SBPN

Engagement

GD

Gender

1.51 ± 0.5

1

     

Age

19.79 ± 1.609

0.513**

1

    

PSS

3.711 ± 0.748

− 0.262**

− 0.201**

1

   

SBPN

3.315 ± 0.413

− 0.290**

− 0.137**

0.532**

1

  

Engagement

3.477 ± 0.569

− 0.449**

− 0.320**

0.391**

0.425**

1

 

GD

3.714 ± 0.564

− 0.252**

− 0.178**

0.254**

0.326**

0.321**

1

  1. PSS, perceived social support; GD, a grateful disposition; SBPN, satisfaction of basic psychological needs
  2. **p < 0.01