Table 5.
The Variables with the Highest Correlations with Each of the First Two Canonical Variates from the Canonical Analyses Using All 39 of the Same Childhood and Adulthood Variables
| First canonical variate | Second canonical variate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Child | Adult | Variable | Child | Adult | |
| Restless | .63 | .33 | Outspoken | .49 | .36 | |
| Careless of others’ | Socially | |||||
| property | .57 | .36 | confident | .46 | .14 | |
| Fidgety | .56 | .25 | Verbally fluent | .43 | .46 | |
| Impulsive | .48 | .47 | Assertive | .33 | .28 | |
| Irresponsible | .45 | .54 | Gregarious | .12 | .37 | |
| Fickle | .46 | .17 | ||||
| Nervous | .44 | -.03 | Submissive | -.48 | -.22 | |
| Spiteful | .34 | .35 | Fearful | -.27 | -.36 | |
| Rude | .31 | .38 | ||||
| Mannerly | -.55 | -.36 | ||||
| Careful of personal | ||||||
| belongings | -.52 | -.27 | ||||
| Persevering | -.47 | -.26 | ||||
| Planful | -.43 | -.36 | ||||
| Neat in appearance | -.41 | -.41 | ||||
| Conscientious | -.39 | -.41 | ||||
Note. For the first canonical variate, the correlation between the childhood and adult variable sets is .47 (.35 when corrected for capitalization on chance). For the second variate, the correlation is .43 (.30 when corrected).