TABLE 2.

Descriptive statistics and correlations between variables.

	Mean ± SD	TB	MLQ_P	MLQ_S	Positive mental health	Successful aging
TB	30.64 ± 7.70	1
MLQ_P	23.29 ± 4.47	−0.52***	1
MLQ_S	24.91 ± 5.34	−0.39***	0.66***	1
Positive mental health	46.36 ± 12.72	−0.57***	0.58***	0.61***	1
Successful aging	52.15 ± 12.09	−0.52***	0.57***	0.65***	0.83***	1
Age	65.32 ± 3.43	–0.01	–0.10	−0.13*	–0.04	–0.01
Economic status		−0.12*	0.15**	0.05	0.09	0.06
Education level		−0.21***	0.27***	0.21***	0.22***	0.26***
Physical health		−0.22***	0.22***	0.14*	0.28***	0.25***

n = 339. TB, thwarted belongingness; MLQ_P, presence of meaning; MLQ_S, search for meaning. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.