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. 2023 Aug 3;11:1204285. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1204285

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