Table 2.
Correlations between primary study constructs of interest and constructs examined as potential covariates
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major study constructs | ||||||||||
| 1. Age of death | ||||||||||
| 2. Choice | .27** | |||||||||
| 3. Pressure | −.05 | −.05 | ||||||||
| 4. Self‐reflection | .19* | .40** | .16* | |||||||
| 5. Integration | .12 | .33** | .16* | .62** | ||||||
| 6. Parent support | .19* | .06 | .13 | .10 | .08 | |||||
| Covariates | ||||||||||
| 7. Father's age of death | .06 | .07 | .03 | −.12 | −.07 | .11 | ||||
| 8. Mother's age of death | −.03 | .06 | −.05 | .01 | −.00 | −.07 | .08 | |||
| 9. Years of education | .06 | −.04 | .02 | .04 | .00 | .24** | −.06 | −.09 | ||
| 10. Age at writing | .15* | .10 | .04 | .04 | .14 | −.25** | .09 | .09 | –.23** | |
| 11. Positive emotions | .10 | .37** | .05 | .53** | .64** | .21** | .16* | .10 | .04 | –.03 |
Note. *p < .05. **p < .01.