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Table 3 Correlation matrix for dimensions and factors for compared four subsamples

From: Divergent patterns of confrontation with death using the Anticipated Farewell to Existence Questionnaire (AFEQT): a cross-sectional comparative study of four samples with increasing proximity to death

 

Self-transcendence

Expiration time of own existence

Altruistic preoccupation

Reconciliation existence

Struggle for acceptance

 

Factor Ia

Factor Ib

Dimension

I

Factor IIa

Factor IIb

Dimension

II

Factor

IIIa

Factor IIIb

Dimension

III

Factor IVa

Factor IVb

Dimension IV

Factor Va

Factor Vb

Dimension

V

 

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

r(1)/r(2)

r(3)/r(4)

Ia Permanence

Ib Metaphysical rise

0.41/ 0.19

n.s. / 0.53

              

I Self-transcendence

0.86 / 0.73

0.74 / 0.83

0.82 / 0.79

0.78 / 0.91

             

IIa Conclusion

0.39 / 0.17

0.44 / 0.35

0.41 / 0.46

0.52 / 0.40

0.48 / 0.41

0.63 / 0.43

            

IIb Farewell

0.35 / 0.25

0.34 / 0.34

0.36 / 0.43

0.35 / 0.30

0.42 / 0.45

0.45 / 0.36

0.47 / 0.51

0.55 / n.s

           

II Expiration time of own existence

0.43 / 0.24

0.45 / 0.46

0.45 / 0.51

0.50 / 0.47

0.52 / 0.50

0.62 / 0.52

0.87 / 0.88

0.89 / 0.79

0.85 / 0.86

0.87 / 0.71

          

IIIa Bequest

0.70 / 0.69

0.57 / 0.56

0.34 / 0.31

n.s. / 0.26

0.63 / 0.63

0.46 / 0.44

0.46 / 0.40

0.36 / 0.35

0.30 / 0.42

0.42 / 0.21

0.44 / 0.47

0.44 / 0.38

         

IIIb Charity

0.37 0.38

0.26 / 0.27

0.32 / 0.39

0.29 / n.s

0.41 / 0.49

0.36 / 0.19

0.33 / 0.40

0.48 / 0.20

0.27 / 0.42

0.48 / 0.34

0.36 / 0.47

0.55 / 0.35

0.34 / 0.53

0.39 / 0.30

        

III Altruistic preoccupation

0.65 / 0.60

0.50 / 0.48

0.41 / 0.40

0.25 / 0.19

0.64 / 0.63

0.49 / 0.36

0.48 / 0.46

0.50 / 0.32

0.35 / 0.48

0.54 / 0.35

0.49 / 0.54

0.59 / 0.45

0.81 / 0.86

0.85 / 0.72

0.83 / 0.89

0.82 / 0.88

       

IVa Fulfilment

0.69 / 0.46

0.34 / 0.27

0.29 / 0.31

0.34 / 0.31

0.56 / 0.48

0.44 / 0.33

0.49 / 0.53

0.54 / 0.25

0.43 / 0.44

0.50 / 0.18

0.54 / 0.56

0.59 / 0.30

0.73 / 0.61

0.44 / 0.31

0.26 / 0.40

0.51 / n.s

0.59 / 0.57

0.57 / 0.26

      

IVb Harmony

0.49 / 0.28

0.32 / 0.49

0.36 / 0.34

0.28 / 0.38

0.51 / 0.39

0.39 / 0.48

0.53 / 0.66

0.39 / 0.28

0.47 / 0.53

0.57 / 0.25

0.58 / 0.69

0.54 / 0.35

0.62 / 0.49

0.53 / 0.35

0.27 / 0.40

0.54 / 0.24

0.54 / 0.51

0.64 / 0.35

0.77 / 0.75

0.72 / 0.52

     

IV Reconciliation

with own existence

0.60 / 0.39

0.36 / 0.44

0.35 / 0.35

0.32 / 0.40

0.57 / 0.46

0.45 / 0.47

0.54 / 0.64

0.50 / 0.31

0.48 / 0.52

0.57 / 0.28

0.60 / 0.67

0.61 / 0.37

0.71 / 0.58

0.51 / 0.38

0.28 / 0.43

0.56 / 0.23

0.60 / 0.57

0.64 / 0.35

0.94 / 0.93

0.92 / 0.85

0.94 / 0.94

0.92 / 0.89

    

Va Resistance

n.s. / n.s

0.37 / 0.23

n.s. / 0.25

n.s. / n.s

n.s./ 0.20

0.26 / n.s

n.s. / n.s

0.30 / n.s

n.s. / n.s

0.40 / 0.27

n.s. / n.s

0.40 / n.s

n.s. / n.s

0.32 / 0.20

n.s. / n.s

0.31 / n.s

n.s. / n.s

0.38 / 0.21

-0.17/ -.17

n.s. / n.s

-0.19/ -.22

0.36 / n.s

-0.19/ -.21

0.28 / n.s

   

Vb Acceptance

0.36 / 0.16

n.s. / 0.25

0.30 / 0.47

n.s. / 0.28

0.40 / 0.42

n.s. / 0.31

0.38 / 0.56

0.29 / 0.27

0.38 / 0.42

0.30 / 0.37

0.44 / 0.56

0.33 / 0.42

0.33 / 0.37

n.s. / 0.20

0.26 / 0.42

0.39 / 0.18

0.36 / 0.45

0.34 / 0.23

0.40 / 0.34

0.41 / 0.27

0.41 / 0.43

0.57 / 0.27

0.43 / 0.41

0.53 / 0.31

n.s. / n.s

n.s. / n.s

  

V Struggle for acceptance

0.24 / n.s

0.31 / 0.31

0.23 / 0.47

n.s. / n.s

0.28 / 0.40

0.27 / 0.25

0.24 / 0.38

0.37 / n.s

0.25 / 0.34

0.44 / 0.41

0.28 / 0.41

0.46 / 0.31

0.16 / 0.23

0.31 / 0.26

0.26 / 0.30

0.46 / 0.21

0.26 / 0.31

0.46 / 0.28

0.19 / n.s

0.37 / 0.22

0.18 / 0.17

0.61 / n.s

0.20 / 0.16

0.54 / 0.22

0.67 /0.66

0.70 /0.84

0.79 / 0.74

0.84 / 0.67

 
  1. R = Pearson correlation coefficient; (1) = subsample young adults (18‒25); (2) = subsample middle-aged adults (40‒55); (3) = elderly in nursing homes; (4) = dying people; n.s. = not statistically significant; statistical significance: n.s. > 0.05; underlined, i.e. 0.16 means p < 0.05; not underlined means p < 0.005