TABLE 2.

Descriptive and correlational statistics for the variables of study 2.

Variable	Min	Max	M	SD	1	2	3
1. Optimism	0	4	3.04	0.64	(0.78)a
2. BMSLSS	0	6	4.9	1.02	0.48**	(0.90)a
3. Positive affect	0	4	2.67	0.71	0.48**	0.49**	(0.88)a

^aCronbach’s alpha. ** The correlation is significant at 0.01 (bilateral).