Five Factors Derived from 39 Childhood Variables, Using the Sample (N = 799) for Whom Adult Personality Measures Are Available
| Childhood variables | C | A | O | E | N | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conscientiousness (C) | |||||||||
| Careful of personal belongings | -.78* | -.11 | .02 | .02 | -.07 | ||||
| Planful | -.71* | -.06 | .34 | .04 | -.23 | ||||
| Persevering | -.71* | -.16 | .32 | .02 | -.17 | ||||
| Neat in appearance | -.67* | -.02 | -.03 | .13 | .07 | ||||
| Conscientious | -.59* | -.40 | .23 | -.04 | -.19 | ||||
| Mannerly | -.54* | -.38 | .31 | .07 | .00 | ||||
| Irresponsible | .74* | .18 | -.22 | -.03 | .11 | ||||
| Careless of others’ property | .72* | .33 | -.07 | .06 | .08 | ||||
| Fidgets | .65* | .35 | .00 | .30 | .20 | ||||
| Fickle | .62* | .28 | -.13 | .23 | .32 | ||||
| Restless | .60* | .40 | .06 | .39 | .18 | ||||
| Eccentric | .51* | .11 | .15 | -.37 | .03 | ||||
| Nervous habits | .48* | .23 | -.03 | .09 | .46 | ||||
| Agreeableness (A) | |||||||||
| Self-minimizing | -.24 | -.63* | -.27 | -.24 | -.02 | ||||
| Considerate | -.45 | -.61* | .19 | .10 | -.01 | ||||
| Submissive | -.03 | -.59* | -.40 | -.26 | .19 | ||||
| Spiteful | .36 | .70* | .02 | .12 | .16 | ||||
| Rude | .43 | .70* | .02 | .08 | .15 | ||||
| Jealous | .22 | .70* | -.01 | .08 | .35 | ||||
| Assertive | .10 | .68* | .30 | .32 | .01 | ||||
| Touchy | .17 | .57* | -.10 | -.14 | .47 | ||||
| Complains about others | .22 | .55* | .09 | .18 | .40 | ||||
| Impulsive | .50 | .53* | .12 | .33 | .18 | ||||
| Outspoken | .19 | .53* | .45 | .38 | -.07 | ||||
| Openness (O) | |||||||||
| Imaginative | -.05 | .02 | .80* | .11 | .05 | ||||
| Original | -.05 | .06 | .78* | .08 | -.12 | ||||
| Curious | -.06 | .18 | .70* | .25 | -.07 | ||||
| Socially Confident | -.20 | .22 | .60* | .28 | -.23 | ||||
| Esthetically sensitive | -.34 | -.18 | .57* | .13 | .18 | ||||
| Verbally fluent | -.02 | .32 | .56* | .27 | -.07 | ||||
| Adaptable | -.30 | -.03 | .55* | .16 | -.44 | ||||
| Rigid | .28 | .25 | -.45* | -.14 | .37 | ||||
| Extraversion (E) | |||||||||
| Gregarious | .12 | .30 | .20 | .72* | .01 | ||||
| Energetic | .12 | .27 | .30 | .64* | -.05 | ||||
| Happy | -.18 | -.24 | .38 | .56* | -.28 | ||||
| Seclusive | .01 | -.14 | -.28 | -.71* | .06 | ||||
| Lethargic | .21 | -.16 | -.40 | -.49* | .06 | ||||
| Neuroticism (N) | |||||||||
| Fearful | .09 | -.05 | -.24 | -.16 | .72* | ||||
| Concerned about acceptance | .15 | .31 | .01 | -.03 | .67* | ||||
Note. These 39 variables were common to the Kauai and the two Oahu samples. Only short-hand labels are used in this table; for the complete variable descriptions, see Goldberg (2001). Correlations of .30 are listed in boldface type.
*
Highest loading for each variable.