Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and correlations between optimistic attributional style, subjective well-being and personality variables
| α | Mean | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Satisfaction with life | .81 | 4.74 | 1.06 | — | |||||||||
| 2. Subjective happiness | .81 | 4.91 | 1.23 | .66*** | — | ||||||||
| 3. OAS-Positive | .80 | 4.38 | .95 | .35*** | .35*** | — | |||||||
| 4. OAS-Negative | .85 | 4.21 | 1.01 | .02 | .14** | .01 | — | ||||||
| 5. Dispositional optimism | .89 | 2.99 | .79 | .45*** | .65*** | .32*** | .15** | — | |||||
| 6. Self-esteem | .83 | 3.13 | .50 | .43*** | .61*** | .35*** | .30*** | .59*** | — | ||||
| 7. Gratitude | .73 | 5.78 | .91 | .43*** | .47*** | .29*** | –.01 | .40*** | .32*** | — | |||
| 8. Savoring, anticipating | .85 | 5.31 | 1.03 | .13* | .26*** | .18** | .01 | .37*** | .25*** | .27*** | — | ||
| 9. Savoring the moment | .82 | 4.96 | 1.11 | .40*** | .64*** | .24*** | .16* | .59*** | .52*** | .43*** | .45*** | — | |
| 10. Savoring, reminiscing | .84 | 5.45 | 1.01 | .28*** | .35*** | .15* | .07 | .47*** | .30*** | .35*** | .56*** | .59*** | — |
| 11. Savoring, Total | .91 | 5.24 | .87 | .33*** | .51*** | .23*** | .09 | .57*** | .44*** | .42*** | .80*** | .83*** | .86*** |
Note. Pairwise deletion of missing data (N is from 261 to 268), * = p ≤ .05; ** = p ≤ .01; *** = p ≤ .001; α = Cronbach’s.