Table 1 Correlations of parental over-protection, academic entitlement, psychological entitlement, authority, and opportunity (n = 1003).

From: A serial mediation model reveals the association between parental over-protection and academic entitlement among nursing students

Variable

M

SD

1

2

3

4

5

6

1. Paternal over-protection

16.76

3.50

1

     

2. Maternal over-protection

17.55

3.75

0.76**

1

    

3. Psychological entitlement

32.26

8.81

0.19**

0.15**

1

   

4. Authority

14.85

5.91

0.22**

0.17**

0.35**

1

  

5. Opportunity

15.82

5.26

0.20**

0.18**

0.36**

0.76**

1

 

6. Academic entitlement

25.68

6.87

0.24**

0.20**

0.45**

0.29**

0.29**

1

  1. **p < 0.01 (two-tails).