Table 4a.

Convergent validity correlations between the State Optimism Measure and the modified “state” LOT-R with theoretically positively and negatively related measures.

	SOM			Modified “state” LOT-R
Convergent Validity Scales	Sample 1 (Healthy) r	Sample 2 (Cardiac) r	Sample 3 (Substance Recovery) r	Sample 1 (Healthy) r	Sample 2 (Cardiac) r	Sample 3 (Substance Recovery) r
Positively related measures
State Optimism (modified LOT-R)	.81***	.86***	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Trait Optimism (LOT-R)	.67***	.80***	.65***	.79***	.88***	N/A
Gratitude (GQ-6)	.71***	.58***	N/A	.64***	.63***	N/A
Hope (AHS)	.69***	.76***	N/A	.72***	.72***	N/A
Positive Affect (PANAS positive)	.61***	.80***	N/A	.60***	.68***	N/A
Life Satisfaction (SWLS)	.61***	.72***	.60***	.66***	.75***	N/A
Subjective Happiness (SHS)	.68***	.71***	.64***	.61***	.76***	N/A
Hedonic Capacity	N/A	N/A	.48***	N/A	N/A	N/A
General Self-efficacy (GSE)	N/A	N/A	.51***	N/A	N/A	N/A
	SOM			Modified “state” LOT-R
Negatively related measures	Sample 1 (Healthy) r	Sample 2 (Cardiac) r	Sample 3 (Substance Recovery) r	Sample 1 (Healthy) r	Sample 2 (Cardiac) r	Sample 3 (Substance Recovery) r
Perceived Stress (PSS-4)	−.57***	−.76***	N/A	−.67***	−.77***	N/A
Hopelessness (CHRT)	−.59***	−.56***	N/A	−.64***	−.65***	N/A
Negative Affect (PANAS negative)	−.27**	−.69***	N/A	−.42***	−.65***	N/A
Depression (HADS-D) (online and inpatient)	−.70***	−.74***	N/A	−.70***	−.74***	N/A
Depression (CES-D) (university)	−.38**	N/A	N/A	−.48***	N/A	N/A

^**p<.01,

^***p < .001

N/A: not available in this sample

Note: LOT-R: Life Orientation Test-Revised, GQ-6: Gratitude Questionnaire, PANAS: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, SWLS: Satisfaction with Life Scale, SHS: Subjective Happiness Scale, GSE: General Self-Efficacy Scale, PSS: Perceived Stress Scale, CHRT: Concise Health Risk Tracking Scale, HADS-D: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression subscale, CES-D: Center for Epidemiological Studies- Depression scale.