The Psychometric Properties of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) in Patients with Life-Threatening Illnesses

Table 4

Mean score, standard deviation, item total, and interitem correlations of the MLQ.

Items	M (SD)	Item total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	5.2 (1.5)	0.67	__
2	5.7 (1.5)	0.67	0.513	__
3	5.7 (1.5)	0.73	0.536	0.703	__
4	5.4 (1.6)	0.62	0.567	0.389	0.477	__
5	6.0 (1.5)	0.74	0.529	0.563	0.583	0.499	__
6	5.3 (1.7)	0.68	0.619	0.367	0.442	0.687	0.587	__
7	5.9 (1.4)	0.77	0.536	0.611	0.690	0.405	0.698	0.538	__
8	5.7 (1.6)	0.64	0.398	0.531	0.585	0.317	0.568	0.433	0.723	__
9	5.1 (2.0)	0.44	0.417	0.255	0.335	0.505	0.404	0.487	0.294	0.193	__
10	5.5 (1.7)	0.55	0.314	0.585	0.509	0.272	0.476	0.344	0.589	0.581	0.137	^___

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