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

Table 6.

Multiple regressions predicting well-being from brief purpose, age, gender, and the Big Five in Study 2. Full model statistics are presented by each subheading.

Predictor	B	SE	β	T-test
Perceived Stress: F(8, 473) = 32.20^, Adj. R² = .34*
Age	.05	.07	.02	0.61
Gender	.06	.06	.04	0.94
Purpose	−.17	.04	−.17	−4.14^*
Extraversion	−.15	.04	−.15	−3.64^*
Agreeableness	.16	.06	.11	2.45^*
Conscientiousness	.05	.06	.04	0.86
Emotional Stability	−.55	.06	−.48	−9.61^*
Openness	−.04	.06	−.03	−0.69

Depression: F(8, 473) = 30.28^, Adj. R² = .33*
Age	−.02	.05	−.02	−0.44
Gender	−.01	.05	−.01	−0.11
Purpose	−.07	.03	−.10	−2.45^*
Extraversion	−.08	.03	−.12	−2.86^*
Agreeableness	−.01	.04	−.01	−0.23
Conscientiousness	.05	.04	.06	1.15
Emotional Stability	−.40	.04	−.51	−10.12^*
Openness	.01	.04	.01	0.25

Self-Image: F(8, 467) = 19.39^, Adj. R² = .24*
Age	.10	.10	.04	1.03
Gender	−.52	.08	−.27	6.14^*
Purpose	.03	.05	.03	0.63
Extraversion	.23	.06	.19	4.24^*
Agreeableness	.18	.08	.10	2.14^*
Conscientiousness	.06	.07	.04	0.73
Emotional Stability	.34	.08	.24	4.49^*
Openness	.15	.08	.09	1.92

Delinquency: F(8, 475) = 11.12^, Adj. R² = .14*
Age	.02	.03	.03	0.67
Gender	−.04	.03	−.08	−1.67
Purpose	−.05	.02	−.14	−3.04^*
Extraversion	.02	.02	.06	1.24
Agreeableness	−.08	.03	−.16	−3.15^*
Conscientiousness	−.04	.02	−.09	−1.65
Emotional Stability	−.08	.02	−.18	−3.19^*
Openness	.03	.03	.06	1.23

Adult Status: F(8, 473) = 11.72^, Adj. R² = .15*
Age	.17	.08	.09	2.06^*
Gender	.00	.07	.00	0.02
Purpose	.21	.05	.21	4.60^*
Extraversion	.09	.05	.09	1.82
Agreeableness	.03	.07	.02	0.36
Conscientiousness	.18	.06	.16	2.87^*
Emotional Stability	.09	.07	.08	1.40
Openness	.00	.07	.00	−0.04

Note:

indicates p < .05.