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Table 3 Multitrait matrix of the Flourishing Scale and other measures

From: Validation of the Flourishing Scale in a sample of people with suboptimal levels of mental well-being

 

FS

MHC-SF

SWB

PWB

SUS

SCS-SF

LOT-R

SPR

BRS

EWB

mDES Pos

mDES Neg

HADS-A

HADS-D

Extr

Neur

FS

(.86)

               

1. Overall well-being

 MHC-SF

.58***

(.88)

              

2. Social and psychological well-being

 SWB

.50***

.88***

(.70)

             

 PWB

.58***

.92***

.68***

(.79)

            

3. Positive eudaimonic states

 SUS

.55***

.58***

.47***

.60***

(.95)

           

 SCS-SF

.35***

.58***

.48***

.54***

.42***

(.85)

          

 LOT-R

.45***

.50***

.42***

.46***

.39***

.46***

(.74)

         

 SPR

.46***

.48***

.44***

.47***

.29***

.30***

.32***

(.82)

        

 BRS

.16**

.31***

.18**

.33***

.33***

.46***

.36***

.11

(.83)

       

4. Hedonic states

 EWB

.40***

.80***

.56***

.66***

.39***

.48***

.43***

.32***

.31***

(.80)

      

 mDES Pos

.15*

.22***

.13*

.25***

.19**

.08

.15*

.08

.10

.20**

(.56)

     

 mDES Neg

−.19**

−.23***

−.19**

−.21**

−.13*

−.20**

−.15*

−.24***

−.13*

−.23***

.27***

(.72)

    

5. Psychopathology

 HADS-A

−.17**

−.27***

−.28***

−.22***

−.13*

−.36***

−.24***

−.12*

−.15**

−.22***

−.05

.27***

(.76)

   

 HADS-D

−.34***

−.49***

−.36***

−.44***

−.27***

−.31***

−.30***

−.28***

−.22***

−.52***

−.27***

.22***

.34***

(.76)

  

6. Personality traits

 Extraversion

.23***

.29***

.25***

.28***

.36***

.18**

.23***

.34***

.24***

.20**

.09

−.11

.05

−.13*

(.84)

 

 Neuroticism

−.24***

−.40***

−.31***

−.37***

−.24***

−.55***

−.41***

−.31***

−.53***

−.36***

−.06

.21***

.39***

.24***

−.15*

(.78)

 Conscient-iousness

.32***

.29***

.20**

.33***

.37***

.17**

.18**

.17**

.24***

.20**

.10

−.10

−.07

−.26***

.09

−.14*

  1. BRS Brief Resilience Scale, EWB Emotional well-being subscale of the MHC-SF, Extr Extraversion, FS Flourishing Scale, HADS-A Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety Subscale, HADS-D Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression Subscale, LOT-R Life Orientation Test-Revised (optimism), mDES Neg modified Differential Emotions Scale, negative emotions, mDES Pos modified Differential Emotions Scale, positive emotions, MHC-SF Mental Health Continuum-Short Form, Neur Neuroticism, PWB Psychological well-being subscale of the MHC-SF, SCS-SF Self-compassion Scale-Short Form, SPR Ryff’s Subscale of Positive Relationships, SUS Strengths Use Scale, SWB Social well-being subscale of the MHC-SF
  2. Cronbach’s alphas are in parentheses. Coefficients ≥ .50 are in bold
  3. * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001