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16 The Professional Counselor \Volume 2, Issue 1 Table 1 Descriptive Statistics for Instruments Used The bivariate correlations among study variables are presented in Table 2. Without controlling for any variables, the social support types of acceptance-belonging and appraisal-coping assistance had the strongest relationships with decision-making confusion ( r = -.37 and -.38, respectively). The bivariate correlations also indicated that all social support types had significant relationships with decision-making confusion, commitment anxiety, and external conflict. When all variables were controlled, there were no significant relationships between any of the five types of social support and career thoughts. Table 2 Correlation Matrix for Predictor and Criterion Variables N M SD Acceptance-belonging 272 65.67 9.13 Appraisal-coping assistance 272 53.81 7.36 Behavioral-cognitive guidance 272 54.38 7.60 Tangible assistance-material aid 272 50.56 8.15 Modeling 272 54.68 7.57 Decision-making confusion 272 48.55 10.77 Commitment anxiety 272 46.59 11.15 External conflict 272 53.61 13.00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. AB 1.00 2. ACA .77* 1.00 3. BCG .76* .83* 1.00 4. TAMA .54* .60* .55* 1.00 5. MOD .62* .68* .63* .48* 1.00 6. DMC -.37* -.38* -.35* -.27* -.31* 1.00 7. CA -.26* -.27* -.29* -.23* -.25* .80* 1.00 8. EC -.27* -.27* -.25* -.20* -.24* .71* .69* 1.00 Note. AB = acceptance-belonging; ACA = appraisal-coping assistance; BCG = behavioral-cognitive guidance; TAMA = tangible assistance-material aid; MOD = modeling; DMC = decision-making confusion; CA = commitment anxiety; EC = external conflict. *=significant at p<.01