Table 4.
The Relationship between Wise Reasoning, Well-being, and Analytic Abilities and Personality
| Wise Reasoning |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Intergroup (session 1) |
Interpersonal (session 2) |
Total | |
| Relation to well-being | |||
| Life-satisfaction (n = 144) | .16* | .07 | 17* |
| Positive affect (n = 222) | .03 | −.04 | .01 |
| Negative affect (reverse-scored; n = 222) | .18** | .23** | .27*** |
| Relationship quality (log; n = 166) | .23** | .15* | .25*** |
| Depressive brooding (reverse-scored; n = 185) | .33*** | .18** | .33*** |
| Positive vs. negative words in speech (n = 221) | .16* | .16* | .19** |
| Relation to cognitive abilities and personality | |||
| Analytic abilities | |||
| Speed of processing | −.25*** | −.05 | −.25*** |
| WAIS Digitspan | −.01 | .02 | .01 |
| WAIS Comprehension | .03 | .22** | .08 |
| WAIS Vocabulary | .15* | .31*** | .25*** |
| Big Five personality dimensions | |||
| Neuroticism | −13 | −.11 | −.15 |
| Extraversion | −.06 | −.07 | −.06 |
| Openness | .05 | .01 | .06 |
| Agreeableness | .24* | .20† | .27** |
| Conscientiousness | .09 | .16 | .12 |
Note. Zero-order correlation coefficients. Personality measures were assessed via a mailed questionnaire 2 years upon completion of the laboratory sessions, leading to an attrition (n = 104).
†
p ≤ .10.
*
p ≤ .05.
**
p ≤ .01.
***
p ≤ .001.