Table 2 Partial correlations among study variables
|  | α | Mean \( \pm \)SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Emotional well-being | 0.86 | 3.56 \( \pm \)0.61 | – |  |  |  |
2. IETs usage | 0.71 | 3.08 \( \pm \)1.14 | 0.010 | – |  |  |
3. Health information self-efficacy | – | 3.51 \( \pm \)0.81 | 0.002 | 0.194*** | – |  |
4. Cancer fatalism | 0.65 | 2.31 \( \pm \)0.59 | –0.146*** | –0.087** | –0.151*** | – |