Table 3.

Descriptive statistics and bivariate correlations for Study 2

Variable	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1. Fear of loneliness	3.44	1.81	−
2. Fear of death	3.36	1.80	0.27**	–
3. Ideal life expectancy	88.86	10.83	−0.10*	0.10*	–
4. SLED	−5.45	9.73	−0.08*	−0.20**	−0.61**	–
5. Age	52.63	18.08	− 0.17**	−0.13*	0.04	0.24**	–
6. Gender	–	–	−0.11*	−0.09*	0.07	−0.06	−0.01	–
7. Education	5.42	1.93	0.03	−0.01	0.01	0.03	−0.04	0.02	–
8. Life satisfaction	7.25	2.01	−0.29**	−0.12*	0.14**	0.18**	0.27**	0.03	0.07	–
9. Social satisfaction	5.31	1.32	−0.28**	−0.07	0.11*	0.10*	0.16**	−0.01	0.09*	0.49**	–
10. Self-rated health	3.06	1.10	−0.11*	−0.06	0.14**	0.06	−0.27**	0.01	0.12*	0.30**	0.12*	–

SLED = subjective life expectancy discordance. Self-rated health, social satisfaction, and fear of death were assessed on different scales in Study 1 and Study 2

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.001