Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Correlations for Study Variables
| Mean | SD | N | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. System justification (14m) | 2.50 | 0.43 | 197 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 2. System justification (24m) | 2.46 | 0.46 | 193 | 0.59* | 1.00 | |||||
| 3. System justification (36m) | 2.38 | 0.47 | 190 | 0.50* | 0.60* | 1.00 | ||||
| 4. Psychological distress (14m) | 2.04 | 0.72 | 201 | −0.09 | 0.04 | −0.13 | 1.00 | |||
| 5. Psychological distress (24m) | 1.94 | 0.70 | 196 | −0.06 | 0.11 | −0.04 | 0.66* | 1.00 | ||
| 6. Psychological distress (36m) | 1.99 | 0.74 | 187 | −0.06 | 0.07 | −0.09 | 0.58* | 0.58* | 1.00 | |
| 7. Externalizing behavior (36m) | 2.86 | 0.98 | 191 | −0.17* | 0.18* | −0.22* | 0.28* | 0.16* | 0.36* | 1.00 |