The correlations between the BNSI subscales and the HPLP II are displayed in Table 3. Those persons who reported greater physical (r = .66),safety/security (r = .64), love/belonging (r = .68), esteem/self-esteem (r =.62), and self-actualization (r = .76) need status reported more healthpromoting self-care behaviors. In addition, correlations among the subscales of the BNSI ranged from .48 to .76 (p < .001).