Table 2. Correlations between Satisfaction with Life and Variables of Interest.
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| Demographics | ||||||
| Age | 216 | 0.19 | 0.006 | 213 | 0.11 | 0.104 |
| Gender | 216 | 0.17 | 0.014 | 213 | 0.07 | 0.328 |
| Education | 216 | 0.07 | 0.3 | 213 | 0.09 | 0.179 |
| Ethnicity | 216 | 0.02 | 0.809 | 213 | 0.06 | 0.405 |
| Health-Related Functioning | ||||||
| SF-36 Physical Functioning | 209 | 0.16 | 0.019 | 201 | 0.21 | 0.002 |
| SF-36 Mental Functioning | 209 | 0.43 | <0.001 | 201 | 0.49 | <0.001 |
| Cognitive Functioning | ||||||
| Cognitive Function (TICS-m) | 216 | − 0.23 | <0.001 | 213 | −0.04 | 0.616 |
| Psychosocial Functioning | ||||||
| Resilience (C-DRS) | 208 | 0.35 | <0.001 | 204 | 0.47 | <0.001 |
| Optimism (LOT-R) | 211 | 0.35 | <0.001 | 207 | 0.45 | <0.001 |
| Personal Mastery (PMS)* | 211 | − 0.39 | <0.001 | 207 | − 0.41 | <0.001 |
| Daily Spiritual Experiences | ||||||
| (BMMRS)* | 204 | −0.22 | 0.002 | 202 | − 0.24 | <0.001 |
| Overall Religiosity (BMMRS)* | 201 | −0.13 | 0.061 | 206 | − 0.25 | <0.001 |
| Life Events | 196 | − 0.24 | <0.001 | 190 | −0.12 | 0.087 |
| Perceived Stress (PSS) | 208 | − 0.51 | <0.001 | 203 | − 0.53 | <0.001 |
| Depression (PHQ-9) | 208 | − 0.46 | <0.001 | 204 | − 0.41 | <0.001 |
| Anxiety (BSI) | 211 | − 0.35 | <0.001 | 208 | − 0.24 | <0.001 |
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Note: Lower scores indicate greater personal mastery (PMS) and higher levels of religiosity and spirituality (BMMRS).
Values in bold indicate significance at p<.001, that was required to correct for multiple comparisons.
Refer to the footnote under Table 1 for definitions of abbreviations.