Table 2.

Cox proportional hazard analyses, including interaction effects

Model	b	Relative hazard	p	95% confidence interval
Main effects, simultaneous entry (N = 693)
Objective career success	−0.23	0.80	0.0004	0.71, 0.90
Conscientiousness	−0.20	0.82	0.0002	0.74, 0.91
Objective career success	−0.23	0.80	0.0004	0.71, 0.90
Motivation	0.02	1.02	0.72	0.92, 1.13
Objective career success	−0.23	0.80	0.0003	0.70, 0.90
Intelligence (IQ)	0.004	1.00	0.28	1.00, 1.01
Interaction effects (N = 693)
Objective career success	−0.23	0.79	0.0002	0.70, 0.90
Conscientiousness	−0.19	0.83	0.0006	0.75, 0.93
Career–conscientiousness interaction	0.03	1.03	0.02	1.00, 1.05
Objective career success	−0.24	0.79	0.0002	0.70, 0.90
Motivation	0.04	1.04	0.53	0.93, 1.15
Career–motivation interaction	0.03	1.03	0.04	1.00, 1.05
Objective career success	−0.22	0.80	0.0004	0.71, 0.90
Intelligence	0.004	1.00	0.31	1.00, 1.01
Career–IQ interaction	0.005	1.00	0.42	0.99, 1.02
Controlling for midlife health and adjustment (N = 637)
Objective career success	−0.19	0.83	0.005	0.73, 0.95
Conscientiousness	−0.16	0.85	0.007	0.76, 0.96
Career–conscientiousness interaction	0.02	1.02	0.05	1.00, 1.05
Physical health	−0.10	0.90	0.13	0.79, 1.03
Mental adjustment	−0.03	0.97	0.69	0.83, 1.12
Alcohol use	0.17	1.19	0.0009	1.07, 1.32
Objective career success	−0.20	0.82	0.004	0.72, 0.94
Motivation	0.05	1.06	0.36	0.94, 1.18
Career–motivation interaction	0.03	1.03	0.04	1.00, 1.05
Physical health	−0.10	0.90	0.13	0.79, 1.03
Mental adjustment	−0.04	0.96	0.60	0.84, 1.11
Alcohol use	0.21	1.24	<0.0001	1.12, 1.37

All analyses control for age. Conscientiousness and motivation estimates are interquartile relative hazards