Selection, optimization and compensation strategies and their relationship with well-being and impulsivity in early, middle and late adulthood in a Polish sample

Table 3 Correlation coefficients (Pearson’s r) between measured variables in age groups of early, middle and late adulthood

SOC48-PL	SOC48-PL			SDHS	S UPPS-P
SOC48-PL	LS	O	C	SDHS	NU	PU	LoPrem	LoPers	SS
Early adulthood
ES	0.45***	0.53***	0.33***	0.12	− 0.27***	− 0.34***	− 0.36***	− 0.35***	− 0.01
LS		0.53***	0.52***	0.15	− 0.12	− 0.18*	− 0.29***	− 0.26***	− 0.18*
O			0.67***	0.23**	− 0.36***	− 0.37***	− 0.38***	− 0.40***	− 0.13
C				0.22**	− 0.12	− 0.13	− 0.26**	− 0.24***	− 0.18*
Middle adulthood
ES	0.61***	0.58***	0.51***	0.16	− 0.10	− 0.21*	− 0.33***	− 0.38***	0.01
LS		0.56***	0.48***	0.06	0.04	− 0.02	− 0.35***	− 0.35***	0.04
O			0.75***	0.29***	− 0.15	− 0.18*	− 0.43***	− 0.47***	0.05
C				0.17	− 0.02	− 0.09	− 0.34***	− 0.35***	0.06
Late adulthood
ES	0.48***	0.51***	0.37***	0.22**	− 0.12	− 0.12	− 0.34***	− 0.36***	0.01
LS		0.54***	0.51***	0.17*	− 0.10	− 0.13	0.26***	− 0.23**	0.001
O			0.66***	0.29***	− 0.13	− 0.13	− 0.36***	− 0.35***	0.07
C				0.20**	− 0.07	− 0.04	− 0.26***	− 0.15	0.08

SOC48-PL the SOC48-PL questionnaire, ES Elective selection, LS Loss-based selection, O Optimization, C Compensation, SDHS The Short Depression-Happiness Scale, S UPPS-P The Short UPPS-P Impulsivity Scale, NU Negative Urgency, PU Positive Urgency, LoPrem Lack of Premeditation, LoPers Lack of Perseverance, SS Sensation Seeking
Significance after applying the FDR correction for multiple comparisons: ***q < .001; **q < .01; *q < .05

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