Table 2.
Correlations between specific stressors and Big Five personality states and traits
| Within-person correlations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stressor | Personality state | r | 95% CI | |
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| Argument/disagreement | Agreeableness | −.10 | −.12 | −.08 |
| Conscientiousness | .01 | −.02 | .03 | |
| Extraversion | −.02 | −.05 | .00 | |
| Neuroticism | .13 | .10 | .15 | |
| Openness | .00 | −.03 | .02 | |
| Avoided argument/disagreement | Agreeableness | −.04 | −.07 | −.02 |
| Conscientiousness | .01 | −.01 | .04 | |
| Extraversion | −.02 | −.04 | .00 | |
| Neuroticism | .06 | .03 | .08 | |
| Openness | .01 | −.02 | .03 | |
| Health-related stress | Agreeableness | −.05 | −.08 | −.03 |
| Conscientiousness | −.05 | −.07 | −.02 | |
| Extraversion | −.08 | −.10 | −.06 | |
| Neuroticism | .07 | .05 | .09 | |
| Openness | −.06 | −.08 | −.04 | |
| Home-related stress | Agreeableness | −.04 | −.06 | −.01 |
| Conscientiousness | −.01 | −.03 | .02 | |
| Extraversion | −.06 | −.08 | −.04 | |
| Neuroticism | .11 | .09 | .14 | |
| Openness | −.03 | −.06 | −.02 | |
| Vicarious stress to friend | Agreeableness | −.01 | −.04 | .01 |
| Conscientiousness | .01 | −.01 | .04 | |
| Extraversion | −.01 | −.04 | .01 | |
| Neuroticism | .04 | .02 | .06 | |
| Openness | .00 | −.03 | .01 | |
| Work-related | Agreeableness | −.03 | −.05 | .00 |
| Conscientiousness | .09 | .07 | .12 | |
| Extraversion | .01 | −.02 | .03 | |
| Neuroticism | .13 | .11 | .15 | |
| Openness | .00 | −.02 | .02 | |
| Between-person correlations | ||||
| Stressor | Personality trait | r | 95% CI | |
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| Argument/disagreement | Agreeableness | −.14 | −.23 | −.05 |
| Conscientiousness | −.10 | −.18 | −.01 | |
| Extraversion | −.04 | −.13 | .03 | |
| Neuroticism | .20 | .11 | .28 | |
| Openness | −.09 | −.19 | −.01 | |
| Avoided argument/disagreement | Agreeableness | −.10 | −.17 | −.02 |
| Conscientiousness | −.06 | −.16 | .02 | |
| Extraversion | −.08 | −.15 | .01 | |
| Neuroticism | .14 | .04 | .21 | |
| Openness | −.06 | −.13 | .04 | |
| Health-related stress | Agreeableness | −.11 | −.16 | −.04 |
| Conscientiousness | −.09 | −.19 | .01 | |
| Extraversion | −.16 | −.23 | −.10 | |
| Neuroticism | .20 | .12 | .27 | |
| Openness | −.06 | −.14 | .00 | |
| Home-related stress | Agreeableness | −.08 | −.15 | .01 |
| Conscientiousness | −.07 | −.17 | .00 | |
| Extraversion | −.13 | −.21 | −.03 | |
| Neuroticism | .24 | .15 | .33 | |
| Openness | −.03 | −.14 | .03 | |
| Vicarious stress to friend | Agreeableness | −.06 | −.13 | .03 |
| Conscientiousness | −.08 | −.16 | .00 | |
| Extraversion | −.09 | −.16 | −.01 | |
| Neuroticism | .16 | .07 | .23 | |
| Openness | −.03 | −.11 | .06 | |
| Work-related | Agreeableness | −.01 | −.08 | .11 |
| Conscientiousness | .04 | −.06 | .15 | |
| Extraversion | .00 | −.11 | .07 | |
| Neuroticism | .16 | .07 | .24 | |
| Openness | −.01 | −.10 | .07 | |
Note. N = 1,090 participants; 8,870 observations. Parameters for each personality trait/state are separate multi-level structural equation models. CI = credibility interval. Bold parameters have intervals that do not contain zero.