Table 2.

The results of hierarchical regression analyses with subjective health outcomes as criterion variables

Predictor variables	Criterion variables
	positive mood	negative mood	physical symptoms	health concerns
1. step – personality traits:
extraversion	0.31*	-0.22*	-0.02	-0.05
agreeableness	0.11*	-0.06†	0.04	0.09†
conscientiousness	0.01	-0.05	-0.06	-0.04
neuroticism	-0.29*	0.54*	0.33*	0.30*
openness	0.17*	0.07†	0.05	-0.08†
R2 (coefficient of multiple determination)‡	0.40	0.46	0.12	0.12
2. step – health-related measures:
negative experience	-0.25*	0.37*	0.36*	0.16*
optimistic control	0.38*	-0.23*	-0.18*	-0.28*
passivity	-0.06†	0.08§	0.12*	0.13*
R2 (coefficient of multiple determination)‡	0.51	0.56	0.21	0.18
ΔR2║	0.11*	0.10*	0.09*	0.06*

*P < 0.001.

†P < 0.050.

‡Proportion of variance in the criterion variable explained by predictor variables.

§P < 0.010.

║Difference in R² between the second and first step of the analyses.