Table 1.

Correlations of 5-factor personality dimensions and health-related personality constructs with subjective health outcomes

Personality measures	Subjective health outcomes
	positive mood	negative mood	physical symptoms	health concerns
Extraversion	0.51*	-0.40*	-0.13*	-0.20*
Agreeableness	0.29*	-0.31*	-0.11†	-0.07
Conscientiousness	0.32*	-0.34*	-0.17*	-0.17*
Neuroticism	-0.48*	0.64*	0.33*	0.32*
Openness	0.39*	-0.17*	-0.04	-0.17*
Negative experience	-0.39*	0.58*	0.39*	0.22*
Optimistic control	0.52*	-0.34*	-0.15*	-0.31*
Passivity	-0.12*	0.10†	0.10†	0.14*

*P < 0.001.

†P < 0.01.