The structure of human motivation

Pincus, J. David

doi:10.1186/s40359-023-01346-5

BMC Psychology

Table 6 Discriminant validity of image-based method vs. BFI, RVS, and social support items of B-COPE (November 2021)

From: The structure of human motivation

Category	Measure	M (SD)	A1	A2	A3	B1	B2	B3	C1	C2	C3	D1	D2	D3
Personality trait	Conscientiousness	3.82 (0.71)	0.063	-0.058	.108^a	0.057	-0.006	.102^a	0.062	0.03	.084^b	0.073	0.035	0.018
Personality trait	Extraversion	3.15 (0.78)	-0.071	-.078^b	-0.065	-.078^b	-0.033	-0.019	0.024	-0.02	0.028	-0.042	-0.008	-0.054
Personality trait	Neuroticism	2.98 (0.85)	0.026	0.068	0.041	0.029	.137^a	0.01	0.033	0.072	0.067	-0.002	0.047	0.025
Personality trait	Openness	3.84 (0.76)	-0.006	.115^a	-0.035	0.039	0.007	0.05	0.016	0.042	0.04	0.004	0.046	0.031
Personality trait	Agreeableness	3.77 (0.75)	0.07	0.021	0.044	0.056	0.016	.124^a	.095^b	0.05	0.062	0.061	0.003	.077^b
Terminal value	True Friendship	4.50 (3.57)	0.038	0.042	0.061	0.065	-0.022	0.069	-0.011	-0.003	0.01	0.013	-0.062	0.021
Terminal value	Mature Love	4.69 (3.63)	-0.011	-0.031	0.036	0.023	0.041	0.029	0.025	0.012	0.039	0.012	-0.042	0.019
Terminal value	Self-respect	4.20 (2.89)	-0.071	-0.058	-0.01	0.025	-.121^a	0.012	0.013	-0.047	0.026	-0.025	-.131^a	-0.053
Terminal value	Happiness	4.13 (2.69)	0.004	0.014	-0.018	-0.011	0.016	0.002	-0.041	-0.049	0.034	-0.053	0.005	0.008
Terminal value	Inner Harmony	6.13 (2.97)	-0.016	-.097^b	-0.013	0.016	-.081^b	-0.05	-0.016	-0.024	-0.03	-0.044	-0.032	-0.035
Terminal value	Equality	7.03 (3.04)	.138^a	.086^b	.182^a	.125^a	0.057	.104^a	.095^b	0.063	0.073	0.017	0.051	0.041
Terminal value	Freedom	7.15 (3.18)	0.01	0.042	.084^b	0.027	-0.043	.089^b	0.005	-0.022	0.014	0.044	-0.025	0.03
Terminal value	Pleasure	8.99 (3.11)	0.022	0.035	0.043	0.023	-0.02	0.045	-0.008	-0.036	-0.029	0.027	-0.029	0.021
Terminal value	Social Recognition	11.00 (3.58)	0.035	-0.063	0.042	.082^b	-0.001	-0.053	0.016	0.016	-0.048	-0.035	-0.03	-0.028
Terminal value	Wisdom	9.71 (3.39)	0.063	0.049	0.027	0.048	0.066	0.034	0.029	0.038	0.044	0.058	0.027	0.043
Terminal value	Salvation	11.86 (3.63)	0.034	0.032	0.022	0.043	0.031	0.051	0.066	0.038	0.019	.091^b	-0.033	0.068
Terminal value	Family Security	9.16 (4.76)	-0.041	-0.013	-0.052	-0.041	0.016	-0.069	-0.002	-0.006	0.002	-0.012	0.067	-0.036
Terminal value	National Security	13.12 (3.27)	0.056	-0.023	0.039	0.032	-0.025	0.03	.094^b	0.002	0.009	0.019	0.045	0.002
Terminal value	A Sense of Accomplishment	12.59 (3.59)	0.019	-0.028	-0.04	-0.068	0.047	-0.074	-0.011	0.046	0.004	-0.028	0.026	-0.006
Terminal value	A World of Beauty	14.87 (2.53)	0.06	0.07	0.046	0.07	0.061	0.068	.078^b	.080^b	.077^b	0.073	.129^a	0.074
Terminal value	A World at Peace	14.26 (3.90)	0	0.045	-0.056	-0.037	0.021	0.035	-0.062	0.003	-0.006	-0.011	0.024	-0.026
Terminal value	A Comfortable Life	12.46 (5.61)	-.092^b	0.01	-.134^a	-.104^a	0.018	-.108^a	-0.074	0.022	-0.034	-0.036	0.058	-0.023
Terminal value	An Exciting Life	15.15 (4.18)	-.125^a	-.084^b	-.093^b	-.162^a	-.078^b	-0.072	-.095^b	-.121^a	-.122^a	-0.064	-.078^b	-0.062
Coping style	Social Support	9.84 (3.36)	-0.025	-0.001	-.143^a	-.087^b	0.039	-.134^a	-0.056	-0.013	-0.069	-.112^a	-0.031	-0.067

^aCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
^bCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)

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