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Table 7 Discriminant validity of image-based method vs. BFI, RVS, and social support items of B-COPE (March 2022)

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

3.85 (0.77)

0.041

-0.009

.115a

-0.014

.072b

-0.014

0.064

0.058

.092a

0.02

0.043

0.038

Personality trait

Extraversion

3.14 (0.84)

-0.041

0.067

-0.029

-0.02

-0.013

-0.02

0.025

0.036

0.019

0

0.023

-0.013

Personality trait

Neuroticism

2.86 (0.99)

-0.021

-.074b

-0.016

-0.031

-0.023

-0.031

-.099a

-0.067

-.083b

-0.012

-0.056

-0.043

Personality trait

Openness

3.84 (0.76)

0.003

0.069

0.013

-0.007

0.058

-0.007

0.057

-0.017

0.002

-0.002

0.011

0.027

Personality trait

Agreeableness

3.77 (0.75)

0.057

0.013

.114a

0.033

.105a

0.033

.134a

.104a

.095a

.105a

.077b

.080b

Terminal value

True Friendship

3.65 (3.22)

0.031

-.076b

.095a

-0.011

-0.036

-0.011

-0.051

0.049

-0.037

0.025

-0.04

-0.039

Terminal value

Mature Love

4.38 (3.47)

.081b

0.013

.117a

0.066

0.028

0.066

0.015

.111a

0.049

0.058

0.029

-0.021

Terminal value

Self-respect

3.87 (2.43)

-0.031

-.085b

0.008

-0.05

-0.009

-0.05

-0.045

-0.025

-0.013

-0.06

-0.059

0.011

Terminal value

Happiness

4.32 (2.40)

-0.057

-0.056

0.008

-0.061

-0.012

-0.061

-0.016

0.031

-0.02

-0.05

0

-0.028

Terminal value

Inner Harmony

6.08 (2.69)

-0.037

-0.028

-0.042

-0.03

-0.018

-0.03

0.008

-0.03

-0.026

-0.002

-0.059

-0.021

Terminal value

Equality

7.58 (3.35)

0.013

-.121a

.085b

-0.004

-0.035

-0.004

-0.06

0.038

-0.015

-0.044

-0.035

-0.056

Terminal value

Freedom

7.06 (2.91)

0.058

0.052

0.019

0.001

0.014

0.001

0.062

.101a

0.025

.090b

0.059

0.018

Terminal value

Pleasure

8.94 (2.89)

0.032

-0.032

.098a

0.033

0.042

0.033

0.029

.074b

0.018

-0.017

0.011

0.026

Terminal value

Social Recognition

11.16 (3.76)

.086b

-.072b

.133a

0.056

0.021

0.056

-0.009

.148a

0.034

0.02

0.018

0.029

Terminal value

Wisdom

9.23 (3.32)

0.012

0.027

-0.042

0.024

0

0.024

0.041

-0.03

0.021

0.039

-0.007

0.001

Terminal value

Salvation

10.95 (3.96)

-0.018

-0.044

-0.043

-0.026

-0.042

-0.026

-0.012

-0.06

0.013

0.03

-0.049

-0.002

Terminal value

Family Security

9.46 (4.45)

-.081b

0.05

-.107a

-0.004

-0.049

-0.004

-0.057

-.139a

-.070b

-.076b

-0.04

-0.057

Terminal value

National Security

13.17 (2.77)

-0.016

0.008

0.029

-0.002

-0.009

-0.002

-0.004

-0.034

-0.035

0.006

-0.035

0.016

Terminal value

A Sense of Accomplishment

12.87 (3.28)

0.021

0.058

-0.054

-0.021

.089b

-0.021

0.046

-0.005

0.016

0.022

0.063

0.064

Terminal value

A World of Beauty

14.71 (2.48)

-0.047

0.003

-0.021

-0.022

-0.004

-0.022

-0.06

-0.045

0.02

-0.047

-0.064

-0.012

Terminal value

A World at Peace

14.02 (4.12)

-0.033

0.046

-.073b

0.028

-0.025

0.028

-0.008

-0.067

0.011

-0.057

0.002

-0.026

Terminal value

A Comfortable Life

13.64 (4.94)

0.004

.111a

-0.057

0.011

0.042

0.011

.073b

-0.025

0.025

0.026

.107a

0.037

Terminal value

An Exciting Life

15.9 (3.57)

-0.027

0.038

-0.067

-0.04

0.005

-0.04

0.014

-0.025

-0.026

0.02

0.023

0.056

Coping style

Social Support

9.27 (3.19)

-0.033

0.038

-0.035

-0.052

0.019

-0.052

0.015

-0.006

-0.043

-0.014

0.004

0.006

  1. aCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
  2. b Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)