Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and the intercorrelation of variables
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Mean | SD | |
| 1. DA | 1 | 7.72 | 4.17 | ||||
| 2. EA | 0.549** | 1 | 25.71 | 9.69 | |||
| 3. Presence of MIL | −0.426** | −0.391** | 1 | 25.42 | 4.92 | ||
| 4. Search for MIL | −0.213** | −0.180** | 0.613** | 1 | 19.77 | 4.23 | |
| 5. MIL | −0.364** | −0.326** | 0.914** | 0.881** | 1 | 45.19 | 8.22 |
**P<0.01.
DA, death anxiety; EA, experiential avoidance; MIL, meaning in life.