| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | |
| 1. Self-enhancement | 1 | .092*** | .046* | .022 | -.011 | .156*** | .189*** |
| 2. Self-transcendence | 1 | .072*** | .098*** | .342*** | .114*** | .066** | |
| 3. Religiosity | 1 | .021 | .004 | .012 | -.146*** | ||
| 4. Living without children | 1 | .217*** | .078** | -.037 | |||
| 5. Adoption | 1 | .217*** | .205*** | ||||
| 6. Homologous techniques | 1 | .393*** | |||||
| 7. Heterologous techniques | 1 | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 3.04 (.98) | 4.24 (.93) | 2.63 (1.29) | 3.62(1.02) | 3.99 (.92) | 3.26 (.98) | 3.15(.96) |
| Range | 1-6 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 |