Skip to main content
. 2020 Jun 10;11:1303. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01303

TABLE 2.

Bivariate correlations of objective and subjective SES indicators with psychological well-being.

Self-acceptance Positive relationships Autonomy Environmental mastery Purpose in life Personal growth Global psychological well-being
Objective SES measures
1. Income 0.20*** 0.14** 0.12* 0.20*** 0.14** 0.04 0.20***
2. Education 0.07 0.23*** 0.14** 0.10 0.10 0.18** 0.19***
3. Occupation 0.16** 0.07 0.03 0.16** 0.18** 0.08 0.16**
Subjective SES measures
4. MacArthur SSS scale 0.35*** 0.15** 0.02 0.25*** 0.25*** 0.16** 0.26***
5. Income ladder 0.29*** 0.12* 0.02 0.29*** 0.24*** 0.07 0.23***
6. Education ladder 0.21*** 0.26*** 0.19*** 0.20** 0.21*** 0.25*** 0.30***
7. Occupation ladder 0.33*** 0.13* 0.01 0.33*** 0.29*** 0.17** 0.28***

N = 368. SES, Socioeconomic Status; SSS, Subjective Socioeconomic Status. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.