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. 2013 Mar 30;206(1):56–61. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.09.047

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics, and Pearson product-moment correlations between scores on measures of optimism, everyday use of imagery, and subscales of the Prospective Imagery Test.

M (S.D.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 1. LOT-R 17.08 (4.35)
 2. SUIS 35.15 (8.56) −0.03



PIT-Positive
 3. Vividness 3.88 (0.68) 0.44⁎⁎⁎ 0.22⁎⁎
 4. Likelihood 4.72 (0.99) 0.45⁎⁎⁎ 0.12 0.75⁎⁎⁎
 5. Experiencing 4.54 (1.18) 0.30⁎⁎⁎ 0.21⁎⁎ 0.69⁎⁎⁎ 0.78⁎⁎⁎



PIT-Negative
 6. Vividness 2.81 (0.97) −0.08 0.18⁎⁎ 0.34⁎⁎⁎ 0.05 0.10
 7. Likelihood 2.86 (0.97) −0.24⁎⁎⁎ 0.11 −0.001 0.007 0.04 0.62⁎⁎⁎
 8. Experiencing 2.84 (1.25) −0.15 0.15 0.17 0.09 0.33 0.70⁎⁎⁎ 0.72⁎⁎⁎

N=237.

LOT-R=Life Orientation Test-Revised. SUIS=Spontaneous Use of Imagery Scale. PIT-Negative/Positive=Prospective Imagery Test Negative/Positive items.

P<0.05.

⁎⁎

P<0.01.

⁎⁎⁎

P<0.001.