Table 2.
The means, standard deviations, and BEI values of nodes in the personality trait–anxiety and depression network.
| Nodes | Abbreviation | M | SD | BEI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personality traits | ||||
| Extraversion | EXT | 4.26 | 1.19 | −0.12 |
| Agreeableness | AGR | 4.90 | 1.10 | −0.27 |
| Conscientiousness | CON | 4.33 | 1.12 | −0.14 |
| Neuroticism | NEU | 3.63 | 1.14 | 0.32 |
| Openness | OPE | 4.43 | 1.10 | −0.08 |
| Anxiety symptoms | ||||
| Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge | Nervousness or anxiety | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.00 |
| Not being able to stop or control worrying | Uncontrollable worry | 0.69 | 0.84 | −0.07 |
| Worrying too much about different things | Excessive worry | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.14 |
| Trouble relaxing | Trouble relaxing | 0.60 | 0.79 | −0.01 |
| Being so restless that it is hard to sit still | Restlessness | 0.53 | 0.76 | −0.05 |
| Becoming easily annoyed or irritable | Irritability | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.11 |
| Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen | Fear that something might happen | 0.58 | 0.80 | −0.05 |
| Depression symptoms | ||||
| Little interest or pleasure in doing things | Anhedonia | 0.95 | 0.81 | −0.07 |
| Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless | Depressed or sad mood | 0.87 | 0.74 | 0.00 |
| Trouble falling/staying asleep or sleeping too much | Sleep difficulties | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.02 |
| Feeling tired or having little energy | Fatigue | 0.89 | 0.80 | −0.05 |
| Poor appetite or overeating | Appetite changes | 0.77 | 0.85 | 0.00 |
| Feeling bad about yourself—or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down | Feelings of worthlessness | 0.76 | 0.78 | −0.09 |
| Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television | Concentration difficulties | 0.67 | 0.84 | −0.05 |
| Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed, or the opposite— moving around a lot more than usual, being fidgety or restless | Psychomotor agitation/retardation | 0.59 | 0.79 | −0.03 |
| Thoughts that you would be better off dead or hurting yourself in some way | Suicidal ideation | 0.48 | 0.80 | −0.09 |