Table 2 Correlation between the J-MVS-A6 or J-MVS-P6 and subjective well-being measures (N = 500)
Self-rated general health (11-point scale) | Self-rated stress (11-point scale) | Negative affect (PANAS) | Self-rated happiness (11-point scale) | Subjective happiness scale (SHS) | Life satisfaction (SWLS) | Presence of meaning in life (MLQ-presence) | Search for meaning in life (MLQ-search) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 5.94 | 6.14 | 22.46 | 5.99 | 4.37 | 18.37 | 18.78 | 21.75 | ||
SD | 2.44 | 2.49 | 9.21 | 2.37 | 1.19 | 6.58 | 6.74 | 6.14 | ||
α | – | – | 0.93 | – | 0.84 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.90 | ||
J-MVS-A6 | Overall | Pearson's r | − 0.03 | 0.26*** | 0.28*** | − 0.31*** | − 0.36*** | − 0.36*** | − 0.17** | 0.16** |
Success/centrality | − 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.21*** | − 0.10 | − 0.13 | − 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.22*** | ||
Happiness | − 0.03 | 0.28*** | 0.26*** | − 0.37*** | − 0.41*** | − 0.42*** | − 0.24*** | 0.09 | ||
J-MVS-P6 | Overall | Pearson’s r | − 0.03 | 0.23*** | 0.33*** | − 0.29*** | − 0.34*** | − 0.30*** | − 0.11 | 0.23*** |
Success/centrality | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.25*** | − 0.10 | − 0.16* | − 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.30*** | ||
Happiness | − 0.05 | 0.28*** | 0.30*** | − 0.39*** | − 0.42*** | − 0.42*** | − 0.24*** | 0.09 |