Table 2.
Zero-Order Correlations Between Externalizing Psychopathology and Personality Variables
| Conduct Disorder | Adult Antisocial Behavior | Alcohol Dependence | EXT Composite | Agentic PEM | Communal PEM | Negative Emotionality | Constraint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conduct Disorder | --- | .35** | .36** | .66** | .04 | .02 | .07** | -.14** |
| Adult Antisocial Behavior | .43** | --- | .36** | .80** | .08** | .00 | .07** | -.19** |
| Alcohol Dependence | .23** | .49** | --- | .67** | .01 | -.09** | .13** | -.09** |
| Externalizing (EXT) Composite | .72** | .75** | .75** | --- | .08** | -.02 | .11** | -.21** |
| Agentic Positive Emotionality | .04 | .06** | -.03 | .03 | --- | .32** | .13** | .00 |
| Communal Positive Emotionality | -.05* | -.09** | -.09** | -.10** | .39** | --- | -.49** | -.04 |
| Negative Emotionality | .11** | .14** | .21** | .19** | .03 | -.48** | --- | .13** |
| Constraint | -.20** | -.25** | -.13** | -.25** | .04 | .05 | .05* | --- |
Note. All correlations are based off of N=1,805 couples. EXT represents Externalizing and PEM represents Positive Emotionality. Wives’ correlations are reported above the diagonal and husbands’ correlations are reported below the diagonal. * and ** indicate coefficients are statistically significant at p < .05 and p < .01, respectively.