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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2015 Aug 17;110(2):287–301. doi: 10.1037/a0039490

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.

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