Table 4 Correlations among study variables

1. Mild Home Scenario

1

2. Moderate Home Scenario

.33^**

1

3. Severe Home Scenario

.12^**

.51^**

1

4. Age

−.06^**

−.12^**

−.13^**

1

5. Gender

.03

−.02

−.06^**

−.14^**

1

6. Family Obligations

.07^**

.16^**

.20^**

−.15^**

−.07^**

1

7. Past Care of Dying Individual

.04^*

.02

−.02

.12^**

.04

.06^**

1

8. Past Death of Close Family

.05^*

.02

−.05^*

.20^**

−.03

−.04

.22^**

1

9. Past Decision to Stop Life Support

.05^*

.00

−.03

.19^**

−.02

−.03

.28^**

.15^**

1

10. Neuroticism

.01

.04

.05^**

−.26^**

.14^**

.02

−.05^*

−.04^*

−.12^**

1

11. Current Life-Threatening Illness

−.02

−.02

−.01

.10^**

−.06^**

−.02

.04

.02

.03

−.02

1