. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Posit Psychol. 2015 Jun 3;11(3):237–245. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2015.1048817

Table 4.

Multiple regressions predicting well-being indicators from brief purpose, age, gender, and the Big Five in Study 1. Full model statistics are presented by each subheading.

Predictor	B	SE	β	T-test
Positive Affect: F(8, 162) = 16.98^, Adj. R² = .46*
Age	−.03	.03	−.06	−0.98
Gender	.10	.13	.05	0.78
Purpose	.16	.07	.17	2.41^*
Extraversion	.21	.05	.25	4.11^*
Agreeableness	−.11	.08	−.10	−1.28
Conscientiousness	.04	.09	.04	0.49
Emotional Stability	.44	.08	.42	5.85^*
Openness	.23	.08	.20	3.01^*

Negative Affect: F(8, 164) = 11.45^, Adj. R² = .33*
Age	−.07	.03	−.14	−2.10^*
Gender	.06	.15	.03	0.40
Purpose	−.09	.07	−.10	−1.25
Extraversion	−.06	.06	−.06	−0.97
Agreeableness	−.28	.09	−.25	−3.08^*
Conscientiousness	.06	.10	.05	0.58
Emotional Stability	−.44	.09	−.41	−5.22^*
Openness	.04	.09	.03	0.41

Perceived Stress: F(8, 166) = 7.67^, Adj. R² = .23*
Age	.04	.03	.08	1.08
Gender	.05	.15	.03	0.35
Purpose	−.15	.08	−.16	−1.94
Extraversion	−.06	.06	−.07	−0.97
Agreeableness	−.04	.10	−.04	−0.42
Conscientiousness	.15	.10	.13	1.43
Emotional Stability	−.52	.09	−.47	−5.76^*
Openness	.01	.09	.01	0.08

Depression: F(8, 166) = 7.28^, Adj. R² = .22*
Age	−.01	.03	−.02	−0.25
Gender	−.01	.12	−.01	−0.07
Purpose	−.13	.06	−.18	−2.18^*
Extraversion	−.04	.05	−.05	−0.75
Agreeableness	−.02	.08	−.02	−0.24
Conscientiousness	.03	.08	.03	0.38
Emotional Stability	−.33	.07	−.39	−4.69^*
Openness	−.05	.07	−.06	−0.76

Self-Image: F(8, 167) = 15.09^, Adj. R² = .39*
Age	.02	.03	.05	0.73
Gender	.08	.13	.04	0.63
Purpose	.24	.07	.27	3.71^*
Extraversion	.17	.05	.21	3.42^*
Agreeableness	−.11	.08	−.10	−1.37
Conscientiousness	.07	.09	.06	0.76
Emotional Stability	.36	.08	.34	4.70^*
Openness	.17	.08	.15	2.16^*

Note:

indicates p < .05.