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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pers Soc Psychol. 2016 Jan 21;111(6):917–928. doi: 10.1037/pspp0000083

Table 2.

Multi-level Models Predicting Negative Affective Stressor Reactivity

Variable Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Model 6

Conscientiousness Extraversion Openness Neuroticism Agreeableness All traits

gamma SE gamma SE gamma SE gamma SE gamma SE gamma SE

Intercept 0.189 0.014 0.195 0.014 0.181 0.014 0.164 0.014 0.200 0.014 0.174 0.014
Average Stress 0.141 0.012 0.149 0.012 0.154 0.012 0.129 0.011 0.150 0.012 0.123 0.011
Gender (Ref=female) −0.017 0.010 −0.015 0.010 −0.007 0.010 0.003 0.010 −0.015 0.010 −0.010 0.010
Age 0.001 0.000 −0.001 0.000 −0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000
Education 0.026 0.006 0.029 0.006 0.024 0.006 0.019 0.006 0.030 0.006 0.021 0.006
Conscientiousness 0.068 0.011 0.051 0.012
 Stressor * Conscientiousness 0.042 0.007 0.026 0.007
Extraversion 0.048 0.004 0.037 0.010
 Stressor * Extraversion 0.024 0.005 −0.002 0.006
Openness −0.018 0.010 0.031 0.011
 Stressor * Openness 0.038 0.008 0.023 0.007
Neuroticism 0.075 0.008 0.064 0.009
 Stressor * Neuroticism 0.050 0.005 0.043 0.005
Agreeableness 0.022 0.011
 Stressor * Agreeableness −0.003 0.006

Note: Significant values are indicated in bold and are significant at the p<.001 level