Table 3.
Latent Profile Solutions Using Child Traits: Descriptive Statistics
| Solution | n | NE | Sur | EC | RC | N | E | O | A | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five-profile solution | ||||||||||
| Profile 1 | 15 | 4.47 | 5.23 | 4.25 | 4.42 | 4.62 | 5.68 | 4.75 | 4.53 | 4.19 |
| Profile 2 | 19 | 4.6 | 5.26 | 4.92 | 2.73 | 3.39 | 8.02 | 5.89 | 4.53 | 4.13 |
| Profile 3 | 52 | 4.09 | 4.64 | 4.94 | 4.78 | 3.14 | 7 | 6.19 | 6.46 | 5.78 |
| Profile 4 | 17 | 3.82 | 4.34 | 5.1 | 5.99 | 3.25 | 5.29 | 6.26 | 6.9 | 6.48 |
| Profile 5 | 5 | 5.57 | 3.73 | 4.67 | 6.99 | 4.78 | 3.05 | 5.1 | 5.81 | 6.57 |
Note: NE = negative emotionality; Sur = surgency; EC = effortful control; RC = reactive control; N = neuroticism; E = extraversion; O = openness; A = agreeableness; C = conscientiousness. Bold represents the best-fitting solution.