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Table 3 Correlations between the Medical Students’ Self-reported Selfishness Questionnaire (MSSSQ) and other measures

From: Development and validation of the medical students’ self-reported selfishness questionnaire (MSSSQ): a context-specific design for assessing selfish tendencies in medical education

Variable

M

SD

MSSSQ

Stress

8.18

7.79

0.35***

Anxiety

6.76

6.52

0.32***

Depression

4.86

6.41

0.34***

Problematic gaming

8.00

3.56

0.28***

Compassion

15.14

2.65

− 0.47***

Subjective well-being

5.22

1.04

− 0.27***

Egocentric selfishness

14.63

3.21

0.58***

Adaptive selfishness

17.94

3.02

0.42***

Pathological selfishness

13.75

3.46

0.61***

Selfishness

46.32

8.58

0.61***

Healthy selfishness

40.10

5.73

− 0.23***

Materialism

38.06

6.78

0.37***

  1. Note. MSSSQ = Medical Students’ Self-Reported Selfishness Questionnaire
  2. *p <.05; **p <.01; ***p <.001