Sources of Life Strengths Appraisal Scale: A Multidimensional Approach to Assessing Older Adults’ Perceived Sources of Life Strengths
Table 5
Correlation coefficients of SLSAS scales with outcome measures of total resilience, perseverance, equanimity, meaningfulness, self-reliance, and existential aloneness administered at 24-month followup from date of baseline assessment (sample = 150).
Total resilience
Perseverance
Equanimity
Meaningfulness
Self-reliance
Existential aloneness
SLSAS Scale
Personal self-efficacy beliefs
.55***
.69***
.52***
.51***
.34***
.43***
Personal maturity
.41***
.29**
.38***
.46***
.43**
.36**
Personal traits
.38***
.41***
.29**
.23*
.21*
.41***
Self-care routines
.21*
.24*
.22*
.14
.39**
.21*
Personal commitments
.59***
.57***
.52***
.36***
.59***
.32**
Attitudes toward life
.46**
.54***
.37***
.45***
.31**
.28*
Personal achievements
.31**
.16
.31**
.22*
.34**
.37**
Social supports: informal sources
.21*
.24*
.12
.08
.18
.21*
Monetary status
.32**
.20*
.22*
.27*
.44***
.48***
Continuity in mid-life roles
.48***
.56***
.46***
.22*
.46***
.32**
High scores indicate high levels of total resilience; perseverance; personal equanimity; meaningfulness; self-reliance; existential aloneness. ;; .