Table 1.

Correlation of attitudes toward and use of desirable difficulties with predictor variables (N = 136).

Variable	1	2	3	4	M	SD
(1) Self-reported use of desirable difficulties	–				4.78	0.91
(2) Attitudes toward desirable difficulties	0.69∗∗∗	–			5.03	0.77
(3) Positive facet of self-compassion	0.22∗	0.20∗	–		2.92	0.64
(4) Negative facet of self-compassion	-0.07	-0.05	-0.68∗∗∗	–	3.43	0.70
(5) High school graduation grade	-0.05	-0.04	0.05	-0.02	2.01	0.67

Thirteen participants did not indicate a high school graduation grade; those correlations are based on an n of 123. Desirable difficulties measured on 7-point scales, self-compassion on 5-point scales. Bivariate correlation coefficients are based on Pearson’s r, ^∗p < 0.05, ^∗∗∗p < .001 (two-tailed).