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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Res Pers. 2009 Jun;73(3):291–306. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2008.09.001

Table 4. Associations Among Observed Variables Used to Indicate Latent Constructs to Assess the Structural Relations Among Change in Aspiration Attainment, Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction, and Ill-being.

Measures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
1. Relationships–T1 --
2. Community–T1 .35** --
3. Growth–T1 .56** .68** --
4. Health–T1 .49** .43** .47** --
5. Money–T1 .07 .35** .25** .12 --
6. Fame–T1 .17* .46** .39** .20* .54** --
7. Image–T1 .34** .41** .35** .41** .42** .45** --
8. Relationships–T2 .67** .29** .46** .41** -.06 .23** .32** --
9. Community–T2 .42** .75** .60** .47** .23** .41** .43** .36** --
10. Growth–T2 .47** .61** .79** .45** .23** .41** .37** .49** .66** --
11. Health–T2 .38** .37** .40** .77** .04 .15 .41** .49** .48** .55** --
12. Money–T2 -.05 .15 .07 .06 .66** .29** .22* -.04 .18* .13 .09 --
13. Fame–T2 .06 .30** .22* .19* .37** .67** .33** .03 .33** .31** .21* .47** --
14. Image–T2 .25** .31** .30** .42** .18* .34** .72** .29** .35** .35** .52** .26** .44** --
15. Autonomy–T1 .14 .12 .13 .12 -.11 .09 -.01 .13 .08 .19 .10 -.12 .16 -.08 --
16. Competence–T1 .00 .04 .02 .04 -.01 .17 .12 .05 .04 .11 .06 .08 .19 .08 .56** --
17. Relatedness–T1 .09 .08 -.01 .04 -.06 -.01 .06 .01 .05 .07 .04 -.07 .03 -.09 .58** .55** --
18. Autonomy–T2 .29** .30** .47** .31** .01 .29** .18* .37** .34** .62** .42** .04 .23** .23** -.01 .02 .00 --
19. Competence–T2 .15 .34** .40** .33** .01 .32** .16 .27** .41** .45** .39** .09 .26** .29** -.10 -.02 -.08 .58** --
20. Relatedness–T2 .38** .25** .37** .37** -.15 .30** .29** .55** .30** .38** .41** -.07 .15 .36** -.09 -.04 .02 .56** .56** --
21.Anxiety–T1 -.31** -.17* -.38** -.41** -.01 -.08 -.21** -.36** -.14 -.30** -.41** .05 -.06 -.24** -.01 .00 .08 -.39** -.32** -.33** --
22. Symptoms–T1 -.09 .11 -.06 -.31** -.03 .06 -.02 -.14 .04 -.06 -.29** .00 .00 -.05 -.04 -.02 .01 -.20* -.19* -.20* .61** --
23. Negative Affect–T1 -.28** -.08 -.28** -.34** .06 .07 -.14 -.29** -.12 -.22** -.39** .04 .02 -.16 .02 .05 .10 -.28** -.23** -.27** .83** .62** --
24. Anxiety–T2 -.21* -.13 -.19* -.22* .10 -.05 -.19* -.27** -.30** -.31** -.34** .09 .00 -.12 .11 -.02 .06 -.47** -.40** -.35** .54** .41** .56** --
25. Symptoms–T2 -.11 .13 .03 -.13 .10 .10 .01 -.15 .05 -.06 -.26** .13 .12 .04 -.01 -.01 .04 -.23** -.14 -.15 .37** .66** .35** .53** --
26. Negative Affect–T2 -.16 -.01 -.09 -.16 .21 .05 -.08 -.26** -.16* -.26** -.31** .11 .00 -.10 .17 -.05 .05 -.46** -.39** -.34** .48** .35** .59** .83** .49** --
M 5.44 4.04 4.75 4.74 2.27 2.34 3.45 5.47 4.05 4.83 4.81 2.30 2.19 3.41 4.91 5.15 5.58 4.97 5.16 5.58 3.07 2.54 2.90 3.09 2.47 2.96
SD 1.28 1.31 1.11 1.21 1.05 0.96 1.22 1.16 1.42 1.08 1.22 1.06 0.94 1.24 0.89 0.99 0.89 0.86 0.99 0.85 1.26 1.04 1.11 1.32 0.99 1.23

Note. T1 = Time 1; T2 = Time 2. Only the attainment of the aspirations was assessed in these analyses.

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01.