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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers. 2013 Oct 21;82(6):493–501. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12068

Table 1.

The variance explained by normal and maladaptive personality on a series of health and social outcomes.

Total % of variance explained by normal and maladaptive personality combined % of variance explained by normal range traits % of variance explained by maladaptive variants % shared variance N
Physical Health/Health Behavior

 Heart disease* 7 <1 5 <1 1395a
 Diabetes* 8 3 5 <1 1395a
 Cancer* 5 <1 4 <1 1395a
 Arthritis* 4 <1 3 <1 1395a
 Obesity (BMI) 10 3 4 3 909a
 Smoking 6 1 4 1 1286c
 Alcohol consumption 4 1 3 <1 1291c

Subjective Health (HSI)

 General Health Perceptions 27 6 10 11 1276b
 Physical Functioning 20 3 10 7 1233b
 Pain 18 3 7 8 1270b
 Energy/Fatigue 34 9 4 21 1245b
 Sleep Problems 21 5 8 8 617d

Mental Health (lifetime diagnosis)

 Major Depression* 13 5 3 5 1395a
 Alcohol Dependence 10 1 6 3 1396a

Stressful Experiences

 Major events (on-going) LTE-Q 11 2 5 4 1125c
 Trauma (past) TLEQ 22 3 14 5 614d

Social Integration

 Social activity level 44 3 11 29 1281b
 Social support 28 4 11 13 616d
 Loneliness (UCLA scale) 47 6 12 29 883a
 Social network size 20 5 8 7 618d
 Volunteering 10 3 4 3 1384a
*

Binary variables analyzed using logistic regression, pseudo R-squared estimated by McFadden method;

a

Source: baseline assessment;

b

Source: Baseline assessment and first follow-up assessment;

c

Source: first follow-up assessment;

d

Source: fifth follow-up assessment