Table 3. Multiple regressions for the Swedish sample.
Personality traits’ relationship to subjective well-being and psychological well-being, as well as the relationship between psychological well-being dimensions and subjective well-being.
| Predictor variable | Outcome variable | Adj R2 | Unst. B | Unst. SE | Stand. β | F | t |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personality traits | |||||||
| Extraversion (E) | – | 1.06 | .33 | .34 | – | 3.23*** | |
| Neuroticism (N) | Life satisfaction | – | −.91 | .26 | −.38 | – | −3.47*** |
| E, N | .33 | – | – | – | 8.22*** | – | |
| Neuroticism | Positive affect | .21 | −.45 | .17 | −.32 | 4.82 | −2.63** |
| Neuroticism | Negative affect | .23 | .65 | .15 | .53 | 5.23 | 4.30*** |
| Extraversion | – | .23 | .11 | .18 | – | 2.10* | |
| Neuroticism | Psychological | – | −.52 | .09 | −.53 | – | −5.81*** |
| Conscientiousness (C) | Well-Being | – | .32 | .08 | .33 | – | 4.00*** |
| E, N, C | .53 | – | – | – | 18.50*** | – | |
| Extraversion | – | .86 | .21 | .41 | – | 4.10*** | |
| Neuroticism | Positive relations | – | −.41 | .17 | −.25 | – | −2.40* |
| Agreeableness (A) | – | .73 | .20 | .36 | – | 3.65*** | |
| E, N, A | .39 | – | – | – | 11.02*** | – | |
| Extraversion | – | .41 | .19 | .19 | – | 2.14* | |
| Neuroticism | Environmental mastery | – | −.88 | .16 | −.52 | – | −5.59*** |
| Conscientiousness | – | .39 | 14 | .24 | – | 2.83** | |
| E, N, C | .50 | – | – | – | 16.41*** | – | |
| Extraversion | Self-acceptance | – | .71 | .27 | .28 | – | 2.61** |
| Neuroticism | – | −.90 | .22 | −.44 | – | −4.04*** | |
| E, N | .32 | – | – | – | 8.10*** | – | |
| Extraversion | – | −.44 | .20 | −.24 | – | −2.15* | |
| Neuroticism | Autonomy | – | −.73 | .71 | −5.1 | – | −4.40*** |
| E, N | .22 | – | – | – | 5.45*** | – | |
| Conscientiousness | – | .46 | .16 | .29 | – | 2.82** | |
| Openness (O) | Personal growth | – | .97 | .25 | .46 | – | 3.94*** |
| C, O | .23 | — | — | – | 5.70*** | – | |
| Conscientiousness | Purpose in life | .24 | .74 | .16 | .49 | 5.81 | 4.76*** |
| Psychological well-being | |||||||
| Self-acceptance | Life satisfaction | .52 | .67 | .11 | .56 | 18.21 | 6.24*** |
| Positive relations (PR) | – | −.21 | .08 | −.27 | – | −2.59** | |
| – | .40 | .08 | .51 | – | 4.83*** | ||
| Environmental mastery (EM) | Positive affect | – | .16 | .07 | .24 | – | 2.19* |
| Self-acceptance (SA) | .30 | – | – | – | 18.20 | – | |
| PR, EM, SA | |||||||
| Environmental mastery | Negative affect | .21 | −.36 | .09 | −.48 | 5.06 | −4.24*** |
Notes.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.