Table 1 Descriptive characteristics, alphas and normality for factors of the Slovak PICI.

From: Psychometric evaluation of the Slovak adaptation of the psychological immune competence inventory (PICI)

 

Full sample

α

SK (SE)

KU (SE)

S-W

p

Male

Female

Gender

Age

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

d

r

Global psychological immunity (GPI)

2.82 (0.36)

0.95

− 0.21 (0.10)

0.01 (0.20)

0.996

0.122

2.87 (0.36)

2.79 (0.36)

0.23

0.16

Approach-belief subsystem (ABS)

2.96 (0.46)

0.89

− 0.41 (0.10)

− 0.35 (0.20)

0.982

< 0.001

3.02 (0.45)

2.92 (0.45)

0.21

0.11

Monitoring-creating-executing subsystem (MCES)

2.86 (0.37)

0.91

− 0.20 (0.10)

− 0.01 (0.20)

0.995

0.059

2.89 (0.38)

2.84 (0.37)

0.15

0.13

Self-regulating subsystem (SRS)

2.61 (0.51)

0.89

− 0.21 (0.10)

− 0.22 (0.20)

0.994

0.024

2.69 (0.52)

2.57 (0.49)

0.24

0.15

Positive thinking

2.88 (0.61)

0.82

− 0.42 (0.10)

− 0.17 (0.20)

0.974

< 0.001

2.94 (0.61)

2.86 (0.60)

0.14

0.11

Sense of control

2.93 (0.46)

0.60

− 0.34 (0.10)

0.31 (0.20)

0.976

< 0.001

3.03 (0.43)

2.88 (0.46)

0.33

0.03

Sense of coherence

3.07 (0.64)

0.81

− 0.46 (0.10)

− 0.53 (0.20)

0.955

< 0.001

3.11 (0.63)

3.06 (0.64)

0.09

0.17

Sense of self-growth

2.94 (0.61)

0.73

− 0.59 (0.10)

− 0.01 (0.20)

0.963

< 0.001

3.00 (0.59)

2.90 (0.62)

0.16

0.01

Creative self concept

2.98 (0.51)

0.68

− 0.39 (0.10)

0.15 (0.20)

0.975

< 0.001

3.04 (0.50)

2.94 (0.52)

0.21

0.12

Change and challenge orientation

2.67 (0.66)

0.85

− 0.09 (0.10)

− 0.49 (0.20)

0.984

< 0.001

2.78 (0.64)

2.61 (0.66)

0.26

0.01

Social monitoring capacity

2.90 (0.63)

0.86

− 0.46 (0.10)

0.13 (0.20)

0.967

< 0.001

2.80 (0.68)

2.95 (0.59)

− 0.24

− 0.06

Problem solving capacity

2.92 (0.56)

0.77

− 0.41 (0.10)

0.07 (0.20)

0.976

< 0.001

3.00 (0.59)

2.87 (0.53)

0.24

0.09

Self-efficacy

2.92 (0.48)

0.69

− 0.40 (0.10)

0.43 (0.20)

0.974

< 0.001

2.95 (0.49)

2.89 (0.48)

0.13

0.20

Social mobilizing capacity

2.92 (0.61)

0.76

− 0.31 (0.10)

− 0.20 (0.20)

0.976

< 0.001

2.92 (0.59)

2.92 (0.62)

0.01

0.11

Social creation capacity

2.70 (0.62)

0.84

− 0.31 (0.10)

− 0.23 (0.20)

0.979

< 0.001

2.75 (0.62)

2.68 (0.62)

0.12

0.12

Goal orientation

2.85 (0.57)

0.74

− 0.39 (0.10)

0.11 (0.20)

0.975

< 0.001

2.89 (0.53)

2.83 (0.58)

0.11

0.16

Synchronicity

2.61 (0.69)

0.78

− 0.18 (0.10)

− 0.73 (0.20)

0.977

< 0.001

2.69 (0.66)

2.57 (0.70)

0.17

0.24

Impulse control

2.82 (0.60)

0.74

− 0.38 (0.10)

− 0.17 (0.20)

0.976

< 0.001

2.84 (0.61)

2.82 (0.60)

0.03

− 0.02

Emotional control

2.47 (0.66)

0.79

− 0.15 (0.10)

− 0.42 (0.20)

0.984

< 0.001

2.62 (0.68)

2.38 (0.64)

0.35

0.15

Irritability control

2.54 (0.61)

0.76

− 0.12 (0.10)

− 0.28 (0.20)

0.985

< 0.001

2.62 (0.62)

2.50 (0.60)

0.19

0.08

  1. Gender d – Cohen’s d for the mean-level difference between males and females, with negative values indicating higher scores for females; differences of 0.17 or larger are significant at p < 0.05. Age – absolute correlations of 0.09 or stronger are significant at p < 0.05.
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