Table 1. Means, standard deviations, and correlations between the study variables.
| Variable | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autonomy satisfaction | 3.48 | 0.67 | – | |||||
| 2 | Competence satisfaction | 4.02 | 0.57 | .24** | – | ||||
| 3 | Relatedness satisfaction | 3.86 | 0.72 | .18** | .25** | – | |||
| 4 | Autonomy frustration | 2.13 | 0.73 | -.48** | -.11 | -.22** | – | ||
| 5 | Competence frustration | 1.93 | 0.68 | -.33** | -.36** | -.22** | .27** | – | |
| 6 | Relatedness frustration | 1.62 | 0.56 | -.23** | -.18** | -.57** | .26** | .24** | – |
| 7 | Psychological distress | 1.80 | 0.30 | -.25** | -.19** | -.26** | .32** | .36** | .27** |
*p < .05
**p < .001. M = mean, SD = standard deviation.