Table 2.
Study 2: Pearson correlations between flexibility and VIA character strengths (pretest).
| VIA character strengths | Flexibility subscales | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictability | Adaptability | Orderliness | |||||||
| r | 95% CI | BF | r | 95% CI | BF | r | 95% CI | BF | |
| Creativity | −0.32 | [−0.44, −0.18] | >100 | 0.46 | [0.34, 0.57] | >100 | −0.23 | [−0.36, −0.09] | 27.10 |
| Curiosity | −0.30 | [−0.42, −0.16] | >100 | 0.45 | [0.33, 0.56] | >100 | −0.09 | [−0.23, 0.05] | 0.35 |
| Judgment | 0.01 | [−0.14, 0.15] | 0.17 | 0.20 | [0.06, 0.33] | 6.59 | 0.13 | [−0.01, 0.27] | 0.78 |
| Love of learning | −0.23 | [−0.36, −0.09] | 24.00 | 0.34 | [0.21, 0.46] | >100 | −0.05 | [−0.20, 0.09] | 0.22 |
| Perspective | 0.00 | [−0.15, 0.14] | 0.17 | 0.17 | [0.03, 0.30] | 2.30 | 0.13 | [−0.01, 0.27] | 0.87 |
| Bravery | −0.31 | [−0.43, −0.17] | >100 | 0.42 | [0.29, 0.53] | >100 | −0.12 | [−0.26, 0.03] | 0.60 |
| Perseverance | −0.07 | [−0.21, 0.07] | 0.28 | 0.11 | [−0.04, 0.25] | 0.48 | 0.18 | [0.03, 0.31] | 2.86 |
| Honesty | 0.07 | [−0.07, 0.21] | 0.26 | 0.08 | [−0.06, 0.22] | 0.32 | 0.19 | [0.05, 0.32] | 4.66 |
| Zest | −0.21 | [−0.34, −0.07] | 9.42 | 0.26 | [0.13, 0.39] | >100 | −0.01 | [−0.15, 0.13] | 0.17 |
| Love | −0.04 | [−0.19, 0.10] | 0.20 | 0.16 | [0.01, 0.29] | 1.56 | −0.05 | [−0.19, 0.09] | 0.21 |
| Kindness | −0.11 | [−0.25, 0.03] | 0.52 | 0.14 | [0.00, 0.28] | 0.99 | −0.04 | [−0.18, 0.11] | 0.19 |
| Social intelligence | −0.02 | [−0.17, 0.12] | 0.18 | 0.16 | [0.02, 0.30] | 1.71 | 0.05 | [−0.10, 0.19] | 0.21 |
| Teamwork | −0.08 | [−0.22, 0.07] | 0.29 | 0.10 | [−0.04, 0.24] | 0.43 | 0.07 | [−0.08, 0.21] | 0.25 |
| Fairness | −0.17 | [−0.31, −0.03] | 2.52 | 0.27 | [0.13, 0.39] | >100 | −0.12 | [−0.26, 0.02] | 0.63 |
| Leadership | −0.14 | [−0.28, 0.00] | 1.12 | 0.26 | [0.13, 0.39] | >100 | −0.06 | [−0.20, 0.08] | 0.23 |
| Forgiveness | −0.12 | [−0.26, 0.02] | 0.66 | 0.17 | [0.02, 0.30] | 2.12 | −0.07 | [−0.21, 0.08] | 0.26 |
| Humility | 0.15 | [0.01, 0.29] | 1.44 | −0.05 | [−0.19, 0.10] | 0.21 | 0.13 | [−0.02, 0.26] | 0.70 |
| Prudence | 0.23 | [0.09, 0.36] | 21.13 | 0.00 | [−0.15, 0.14] | 0.17 | 0.25 | [0.11, 0.38] | 59.59 |
| Self–regulation | 0.07 | [−0.08, 0.21] | 0.27 | 0.08 | [−0.06, 0.22] | 0.30 | 0.23 | [0.09, 0.36] | 20.63 |
| Appreciation | 0.04 | [−0.10, 0.18] | 0.20 | 0.04 | [−0.10, 0.18] | 0.20 | 0.10 | [−0.04, 0.24] | 0.41 |
| Gratitude | 0.02 | [−0.12, 0.16] | 0.18 | 0.22 | [0.08, 0.35] | 13.34 | 0.16 | [0.02, 0.29] | 1.66 |
| Hope | −0.18 | [−0.31, −0.04] | 3.03 | 0.37 | [0.24, 0.49] | >100 | −0.05 | [−0.19, 0.09] | 0.21 |
| Humor | −0.17 | [−0.31, −0.03] | 2.41 | 0.25 | [0.11, 0.38] | 58.45 | −0.13 | [−0.27, 0.01] | 0.87 |
| Spirituality | 0.08 | [−0.07, 0.22] | 0.28 | 0.04 | [−0.10, 0.18] | 0.19 | 0.11 | [−0.03, 0.25] | 0.55 |
N = 188; Appreciation = Appreciation of beauty and excellence; CI = confidence intervals; BF = Bayes Factor; bold = meaningful effects.