TABLE 4.

Correlations between basic psychological needs, satisfaction with life and depressive symptoms.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Satisfaction
1. Autonomy	α = 0.62
2. Relatedness	0.56*	α = 0.78
3. Competence	0.54*	0.53*	α = 0.82
Frustration
4. Autonomy	−0.33*	−0.37*	−0.43*	α = 0.71
5. Relatedness	−0.53*	−0.59*	−0.52*	0.43*	α = 0.78
6. Competence	−0.52*	−0.35*	−0.57*	0.50*	0.57*	α = 0.75
7. Satisfaction with life	0.47*	0.51*	0.55*	−0.40*	−0.37*	−0.47*	α = 0.81
8. Depressive symptoms	−0.56*	−0.44*	−0.47*	0.49*	0.52*	0.58*	−0.49*	α = 0.88

N = 204, * p < 0.001.