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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 19.
Published in final edited form as: Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2011 Jan;37(1):120–135. doi: 10.1177/0146167210390822

Table 5.

Predicting Well-Being Measures from Prevalence Estimates (Study 3)

Life-quality measure M (SD) Cronbach’s α β for negative prevalence estimate β for positive prevalence estimate R2
Negative
 Loneliness 17.0 (4.5) .81 −.30** .08 .08
 Rumination/brooding 10.7 (3.3) .72 −.28** .17 .08
 Depressive symptoms 8.8 (4.7) .73 .00 −.02 .00
Positive
 Satisfaction with life 24.5 (4.6) .84 .23* −.37*** .15
 Subjective happiness 4.8 (1.1) .80 .19 −.16 .05
*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001.