Table 3.

Rank-Order Consistency Coefficients for NEO-PI-R Scales for the Full Sample and Three Age Groups

		Age Group
Factor/Facet	Total (n = 676)	30-50 (n = 151)	50-65 (n = 259)	>65 (n = 266)
N: Neuroticism	.78	.79	.79	.78
E: Extraversion	.83	.84	.85a	.79
O: Openness	.85	.82	.87	.86
A: Agreeableness	.80	.79	.80	.80
C: Conscientiousness	.81	.76	.82	.83
Mdn	.81	.79	.82	.80
N1:Anxiety	.71	.76	.69	.71
N2:Angry Hostility	.66	.68	.63	.69
N3:Depression	.62	.62	.63	.64
N4:Self-Consciousness	.67	.64	.71	.65
N5:Impulsiveness	.62	.59	.62	.64
N6:Vulnerability	.65	.61	.65	.67
E1:Warmth	.71	.73	.71	.70
E2:Gregariousness	.77	.81b	.81a	.68
E3:Assertiveness	.79	.76	.80	.80
E4:Activity	.74	.68	.74	.73
E5:Excitement-Seeking	.74	.71	.77	.71
E6:Positive Emotions	.71	.64	.73	.71
O1:Fantasy	.73	.70	.73	.71
O2:Aesthetics	.82	.81	.83	.81
O3:Feelings	.69	.75b	.65	.64
O4:Actions	.73	.71	.72	.73
O5:Ideas	.79	.78	.78	.80
O6:Values	.68	.56b	.67	.73
A1:Trust	.67	.65	.71	.64
A2:Straightforwardness	.66	.61	.71	.63
A3:Altruism	.65	.60	.64	.69
A4:Compliance	.71	.70	.72	.70
A5:Modesty	.70	.72	.69	.71
A6:Tender-Mindedness	.64	.68	.66	.61
C1:Competence	.66	.61	.66	.64
C2:Order	.75	.75	.76	.74
C3:Dutifulness	.57	.59	.55	.58
C4:Achievement Striving	.72	.68	.75	.70
C5:Self-Discipline	.70	.65	.70	.72
C6:Deliberation	.67	.63	.71	.65
Mdn	.70	.68	.71	.70
M retest interval (range)	10 (6-15)	10.1 (6-15)	10.3 (6-14)	9.6 (6-14)

Note. Note. All coefficients are significant at p < .001.

^aCorrelation for Age 50-65 differs from correlation for Age > 65, p < .05.

^bCorrelation for Age 30-50 differs from correlation for Age > 65, p < .05.