Table 5. Correlations among personality factors, attitudes and experiences.
| Extraversion | Emotional stability | Conscientiousness | Openness to experience | Agreeableness | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attitudes | |||||
| Difficult | −0·688 (0·000)** | −0·581 (0·000)** | 0·036 (0·195) | 0·064 (0·098) | 0·060 (0·076) |
| Inconvenient | −0·006 (0·440) | 0·020 (0·316) | −0·115 (0·014)* | −0·046 (0·139) | −0·043 (0·152) |
| Content | 0·044 (0·145) | 0·011 (0·397) | −0·052 (0·106) | 0·008 (0·421) | −0·016 (0·348) |
| Health | 0·032 (0·225) | 0·451 (0·000)** | 0·672 (0·000)** | −0·004 (0·467) | −0·012 (0·389) |
| Reasons for stopping | |||||
| Difficult | 0·022 (0·364) | −0·155 (0·006)** | −0·012 (0·424) | −0·019 (0·453) | 0·025 (0·344) |
| Feeding in public | −0·112 (0·037)* | 0·012 (0·143) | −0·034 (0·293) | −0·019 (0·453) | 0·060 (0·168) |
| Body image | 0·070 (0·131) | 0·044 (0·243) | −0·109 (0·041)* | −0·061 (0·165) | −0·025 (0·344) |
| Pain | 0·071 (0·129) | −0·009 (0·445) | −0·085 (0·045)* | 0·038 (0·275) | −0·011 (0·432) |
| Lifestyle | 0·013 (0·421) | 0·009 (0·445) | −0·065 (0·149) | 0·088 (0·079) | 0·017 (0·396) |
| Pressure from others | −0·103 (0·005)* | −0·049 (0·442) | −0·009 (0·442) | −0·055 (0·192) | 0·035 (0·288) |
| Lack of support | −0·089 (0·077) | −0·120 (0·028)* | −0·094 (0·067) | −0·017 (0·390) | 0·040 (0·260) |
| Medical reasons | 0·022 (0·235) | 0·083 (0·092) | −0·033 (0·297) | 0·103 (0·051) | −0·042 (0·253) |
Shaded boxes show significant associations *P < 0·05; **P < 0·01.