Table 3

Correlations between Indicators of Adult Playfulness and Factor Scores for a Five-factor Solution for the Values-in-Action Inventory of Strengths

VIA-factors

SMAP

SPO

EXP

FUN

CRE

SIL

Interpersonal

.14*

-.04

-.10

.09

-.14*

-.08

Emotional

.22**

.32**

.42**

.64**

.25**

.04

Restraint

-.24**

-.51**

-.34

-.07

.00

-.52**

Intellectual

.33**

.26**

.26**

.24**

.55**

.18**

Theological

.08

.13*

.14*

.13*

.14*

.06

Note. N = 268. SMAP = Short Measure of Adult Playfulness; SPO = spontaneous; EXP = expressive; CRE = Creative; SIL = silly-playfulness.

*p < .05. **p < .01.

Proyer and Ruch Psychology of Well-Being: Theory, Research and Practice 2011 1:4   doi:10.1186/2211-1522-1-4