Psychosocial factors associated with intention to pursue tertiary education among Malawian students: the moderating effect of mental health

Table 5 Correlations for study variables: physical exercise, intention to apply for TE, self-efficacy, mental health, and hunger

Variable	1	2	3	4	5
1. Physical exercise	-	0.245**	0.200**	-0.038	-0.084*
2. Intention to apply for TE			0.767**	-0.108**	−.113**
3. Self-efficacy			-	-0.101*	-0.136**
4. Mental health					0.252**
5. Hunger					-

Note. *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0 0.001. N = 821. Physical exercising scale: 1 − 0 (Yes/no); intention to apply for university studies and self-efficacy response scale: from ‘1 - not at all’ to ‘5– very much’; metal health: sum scale (1–60)

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