Table 2.
Partial correlations (corrected for sex) between parent-rated questionnaires measuring behavioral inhibition, Big Five personality traits, and anxiety disorder symptoms, computed for non-clinical children (n = 147, below the diagonal), and clinically anxious children (n = 45, above the diagonal) separately
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BIQ total score | – | −.58** | −.40* | .03 | .01 | −.08 | .52** |
| 2. | BFQ-C extraversion | −.50** | − | .45* | .27 | .05 | .43* | −.25 |
| 3. | BFQ-C agreeableness | −.16* | .49** | – | .59** | −.22 | .29 | −.21 |
| 4. | BFQ-C conscientiousness | .12 | .30** | .55** | – | −.11 | .47** | −.16 |
| 5. | BFQ-C neuroticism | .04 | .02 | −.35** | −.27** | – | −.17 | .23 |
| 6. | BFQ-C intellect/openness | −.02 | .41** | .40** | .61** | −.19 | – | −.07 |
| 7. | SCARED-R total score | .47** | −.24* | −.17 | −.05 | .39** | −.13 | – |
BIQ Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire, BFQ-C Big Five Questionnaire for Children, SCARED-R Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders-Revised
* p < .05
** p < .05/21