Table 1 Means, standard deviations, ranges and correlations for all study variables

 Emotional well-being (1)

8.73 (3.06) [0–15]

1

 Social well-being (2)

8.35 (5.05) [0–25]

.517^**

1

 Psychological well-being (3)

17.15 (6.46) [0–30]

.662^**

.591^**

1

 HBM - Perceived severity (4)

14.55 (3.02) [3–18]

−.055

−.189^**

−0.024

1

 HBM - Perceived susceptibility (5)

9.23 (2.99) [3–17]

−.134^**

−.147^**

−.122^**

.404^**

1

 IPQ – Concern (6)

6.63 (2.03) [1–10]

−.136^**

−.156^**

−.087^*

.485^**

.391^**

1

 IPQ – Consequences (7)

6.84 (1.88) [1–10]

−.139^**

−.140^**

−.124^**

.225^**

.218^**

.413^**

1

 IPQ - Emotional response (8)

6.28 (2.09) [1–10]

−.078

−.037

−.040

.166^**

.741^**

.200^**

.147^**

1

 IPQ – Timeline (9)

7.09 (1.64) [1–10]

−.051

−.148^**

−.040

.145^**

.192^**

.274^**

.267^**

.164^**

1

 Use of emotional support (10)

4.75 (1.59) [2–8]

.024

.079

.113^*

.119^**

.107^*

.093^*

.094^*

−.011

.025

1

 Use of instrumental support (11)

5.28 (1.52) [2–8]

.109^*

.151^**

.190^**

.122^**

.074

.084

.071

−.002

−.043

.768^**

1

 Venting (12)

5.23 (1.45) [2–8]

.013

.027

.146^**

.110^*

.083

.049

.088^*

.025

−.045

.566^**

.570^**

1

 Religion (13)

4.06 (1.92) [2–8]

.130^**

.221^**

.156^**

−.034

.037

−.071

−.049

.042

.010

.230^**

.253^**

.122^**

1

 Active coping (14)

5.78 (1.44) [2–8]

.256^**

.264^**

.383^**

.061

−.055

−.053

−.055

−.012

−.070

.333^**

.376^**

.320^**

.191^**

1

 Planning (15)

5.90 (10.34) [2–8]

.185^**

.199^**

.351^**

.124^**

.003

−.060

−.008

.020

−.023

.341^**

.399^**

.351^**

.206^**

.641^**

1

 Self-distraction (16)

5.19 (1.54) [2–8]

−.016

.026

.087^*

.115^**

.054

.149^**

.141^**

.003

.006

.417^**

.407^**

.362^**

.098^*

.388^**

.282^**

1

 Denial (17)

2.84 (1.16) [2–7]

−.112^*

.046

−.136^**

−.026

.094^*

.146^**

.090^*

.093^*

.023

.115^**

.097^*

.089^*

.021

−.029

−.035

.163^**

1

 Substance use (18)

2.69 (1.34) [2–8]

−.077

−.001

−.026

−.019

.097^*

.054

.150^**

.105^*

.092^*

.115^**

.136^**

.026

.061

.038

.052

.066

.115^**

1

 Behavioural disengagement (19)

3.40 (1.26) [2–8]

−.227^**

−.087^*

−.263^**

−.073

.074

−.015

.045

.023

.009

.237^**

.152^**

.159^**

.032

−.095^*

−.039

.106^*

.391^**

.119^**

1

 Self-blaming (20)

4.33 (1.49) [2–8]

−.253^**

−.117^**

−.215^**

.086

.098^*

.093^*

.019

−.003

−.056

.355^**

.291^**

.320^**

.124^**

.117^**

.212^**

.240^**

.240^**

.089^*

.483^**

1

 Humour (21)

4.04 (1.54) [2–8]

.075

.005

.098^*

.021

.018

−.084

.032

.057

.062

.163^**

.123^**

.269^**

.101^*

0.073

.206^**

.113^*

.108^*

0.058

.206^**

.211^**

1

 Positive reframing (22)

5.50 (1.45) [2–8]

.298^**

.306^**

.405^**

−.024

−.019

−.069

−.056

.049

−.100^*

.216^**

.320^**

.297^**

.267^**

.554^**

.540^**

.291^**

.013

−.010

−.061

.047

.163^**

1

 Acceptance (23)

6.17 (1.34) [2–8]

.260^**

.117^**

.374^**

.142^**

.035

−.084

−.065

.046

−0.019

.150^**

.271^**

.326^**

.114^**

.469^**

.552^**

.219^**

−.162^**

−.030

−.136^**

.021

.211^**

.484^**

1

 Total score (24)

19.40 (4.02) [6–30]

.489^**

.407^**

.602^**

−.084

−.181^**

−.153^**

−.111^*

−.054

−.101^*

−.002

.088^*

.025

.152^**

.369^**

.336^**

.077

−.102^*

−.092^*

−.301^**

−.263^**

.043

.394^**

.363^**

1

 Total score (25)

20.72 (3.92) [6–30]

.222^**

.270^**

.379^**

.060

−.083

.030

.093^*

−.069

.003

.345^**

.345^**

.271^**

.144^**

.341^**

.389^**

.222^**

−.019

−.011

−.050

.114^**

.107^*

.306^**

.301^**

.347^**

1