Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and bivariate correlations for study variables

		M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	Age (in years)	51.85	9.00
2	Years of unemployment	1.53	1.64	.19**
3	Self-esteem (T1)	3.51	.56	.12	−.16**
4	Social support (T1)	3.64	.83	.00	−.12	.28*
5	Financial difficulty (T1)	2.35	.64	−.06	.08	−.20**	−.17**
6	Financial need to work (T1)	2.67	.59	−.11*	.04	−.12	−.08	.41**
7	Problem-focused coping (T1)	3.99	.77	.11*	−.09	.34**	.20**	.03	.13*
8	Emotion-focused coping (T1)	2.78	.98	−.01	−.06	.34**	.36**	−.28**	−.18*	.22**
9	Reemployment (T2)	.44	.50	−.19*	.04	−.06	.07	−.02	.08	.19*	−.01

N = 314, except for Reemployment (N = 123). * p < .05, ** p < .01. T1 = Time 1 (first survey administration). T2 = Time 2 (second survey administration, 3 months later)