Table 4b:
Convergent validity correlations between the SOM and the LOT-R with theoretically positively and negatively related measures.
| SOM | 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 | .79*** | .88*** | N/A |
| Trait Optimism (LOT-R) | .67*** | .80*** | .65*** | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gratitude (GQ-6) | .71*** | .58*** | N/A | .59*** | .69*** | N/A |
| Hope (AHS) | .69*** | .76*** | N/A | .67*** | .71*** | N/A |
| Positive Affect (PANAS positive) | .61*** | .80*** | N/A | .51*** | .71*** | N/A |
| Life Satisfaction (SWLS) | .61*** | .72*** | .60*** | .63*** | .78*** | .53*** |
| Subjective Happiness (SHS) | .68*** | .71*** | .64*** | .70*** | .76*** | .64*** |
| Hedonic Capacity | N/A | N/A | .48*** | N/A | N/A | .43*** |
| General Self-efficacy (GSE) | N/A | N/A | .51*** | N/A | N/A | .58*** |
| SOM | 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 | −.64*** | −.73*** | N/A |
| Hopelessness (CHRT) | −.59*** | −.56*** | N/A | −.58*** | −.68*** | N/A |
| Negative Affect (PANAS negative) | −.27** | −.69*** | N/A | −.36*** | −.70*** | N/A |
| Depression (HADS-D) (online and inpatient) | −.70*** | −.74*** | N/A | −.69*** | −.79*** | 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.