Table 3.

Partitioning the Variance in State Extraversion and State Conscientiousness

	Extraversion		Conscientiousness
	Variance	Percentage	Variance	Percentage
Unconditioned Model
Between-Person Variance	0.27	20.4%	0.18	23.6%
Within-Person Variance	1.04	79.6%	0.77	81.0%
Including Hypothesized Corresponding Goals as Predictors
Within-Person Variance
Explained by goals	0.48	46.2 %	0.39	50.6%
Unexplained by goals	0.56	53.8%	0.38	49.4%
Between-Person Variance
Explained by goals	0.08	29.6%	0.07	38.9%
Unexplained by goals	0.19	70.3%	0.11	61.1%
Total Variance Explained by Goals	0.56	42.7%	0.46	48.4%
Both Corresponding and Non-Corresponding Goals as Predictors
Within-Person Variance Explained	0.49	47.1%	0.43	55.8%
Between-Person Variance Explained	0.09	33.3%	0.09	50.0%

Notes: All analyses were conducted through multilevel modeling, using the equations outlined in the section above.