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Table 3 Descriptive statistics and intercorrelations of chronic RF and demographic variables (studies 2 and 3)

From: What motivates you right now? Development of a measure of momentary-chronic regulatory focus

Variable

Study 2: working sample

Study 3: student sample

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

M

SD

M

SD

1. Ideals

5.53

1.03

5.52

1.01

–

.18

.54**

.01

.27*

.05

.07

2. Oughts

4.90

1.16

4.91

0.94

.02

–

.36**

.31**

− .03

.23*

.05

3. Gain

5.75

0.93

5.66

0.85

.49**

.27**

–

.21*

.10

.26**

− .18

4. Non-loss

4.76

1.37

4.61

1.29

.12**

.42**

.22**

–

−.06

.10

−.14

5. Age

33.72

9.29

22.73

3.78

− .04

.02

− .02

− .09*

–

− .02

.13

6. Gender a

1.75

0.44

1.78

0.42

.04

.09*

− .01

.04

− .14**

–

− .11

7. Semester

–

–

2.61

2.52

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

  1. Intercorrelations of study 2 (N = 672) are presented below the diagonal; intercorrelations of study 3 (time 1, N = 105) are presented above the diagonal
  2. aGender: 1 = male, 2 = female
  3. * p < .05, ** p < .01