TABLE 6.
The correlation coefficients between three dimensions and total scores of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Scale (BPNS) and dimensions of the Multiple Happiness Questionnaire (MHQ) (r) (n = 507).
| Criterion | Life satisfaction |
Positive affect |
Negative affect |
Subjective vitality |
Self-worth | Health concern |
Positive relation |
Altruism commitment |
Personal growth |
Happiness index |
| Autonomy | 0.549 | 0.408 | –0.150 | 0.489 | 0.520 | 0.452 | 0.344 | 0.369 | 0.628 | 0.376 |
| Competence | 0.518 | 0.457 | –0.150 | 0.535 | 0.571 | 0.493 | 0.351 | 0.488 | 0.575 | 0.394 |
| Relatedness | 0.554 | 0.461 | –0.243 | 0.441 | 0.476 | 0.447 | 0.535 | 0.415 | 0.533 | 0.429 |
| Total score | 0.650 | 0.533 | –0.217 | 0.590 | 0.631 | 0.560 | 0.491 | 0.513 | 0.697 | 0.481 |
All the above correlation coefficients are p < 0.001.