Table 2.

Zero–order correlations between the variables.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1.BDI	1
2.Critical thinking	−0.25**	1
3.Emotional intelligence	−0.16*	0.51**	1
4.Zest	−0.27**	0.54**	0.56**	1
5.Forgiveness	−0.17*	0.20**	0.18*	0.29**	1
6.Hope	−0.23**	0.47**	0.50**	0.57**	0.37**	1
7.Gratitude	−0.16*	0.44**	0.37**	0.39**	0.39**	0.50**	1
8.Spirituality	−0.26**	0.20**	0.09	0.30**	0.27**	0.31**	0.43**	1
9.Perfectionism	0.39**	−0.26*	−0.16*	−0.20**	−0.14*	−0.25**	−0.27**	−0.36**	1
10.Need to approval	0.39**	−0.24**	−0.14*	−0.24**	−0.16*	−0.35**	−0.22**	−0.33**	0.60**	1
11.Sadness	0.54**	−0.35**	−0.16*	−0.29**	−0.14*	−0.38**	−0.14*	−0.29**	0.40**	0.38**	1
12.Disgust	0.50**	−0.32**	−0.16*	−0.20**	−0.15*	−0.27**	−0.14*	−0.15*	0.34**	0.33**	0.52**	1
13.Happiness	−0.42**	0.20**	0.27**	−0.31**	0.18*	0.27**	0.24**	0.14*	−0.29**	−0.22**	−0.38**	−36**	1

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01.