Table 3.
Correlations between dimensions of personal meaning and psychological well-being
| Psychological well-being | Personal meaning | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ach | Rel | Reli | ST | SA | Int | FT | IM | |
| Autonomy | .36*** | .13 | .08 | .29*** | .21** | .18* | .09 | .25*** |
| Environmental mastery | .40*** | .19** | .10 | .29*** | .32*** | .35*** | .27*** | .37*** |
| Personal growth | .56*** | .18* | .23** | .42*** | .31*** | .33*** | .44*** | .48*** |
| Positive relations with others | .43*** | .43*** | .23** | .34*** | .24*** | .46*** | .32*** | .47*** |
| Purpose in life | .50*** | .22** | .30*** | .50*** | .18* | .24*** | .17* | .41*** |
| Self-acceptance | .37*** | .28*** | .16* | .29*** | .34*** | .40*** | .44*** | .44*** |
| Total score | .58*** | .31*** | .24*** | .47*** | .35*** | .43*** | .38*** | .54*** |
Ach, achievement; Rel, relationship; Reli, religion; ST, self-transcendence; SA, self-acceptance; Int, intimacy; FT, fair treatment; IM, total personal meaning score
*** p < .001; ** p < .01; * p < .05