Table 3. Personality Stability Correlations.

Characteristic	Teacher (14 years) versus		Teacher (14 years; ex. IQ) versus		Self (77 years) versus Other (77 years)
	Self (77 years)	Other (77 years)	Self (77 years)	Other (77 years)
Note. Spearman’s ρ coefficients are reported for correlations reflecting the stability of each individually rated personality characteristic. Pearson’s r coefficients are reported for correlations between the derived dependability factors.
Self-confidence	.02	.01	−.02	−.05	.48
Perseverance	−.05	−.03	−.06	−.07	.44
Stability of moods	.12	.12	.01	.10	.26
Conscientiousness	−.01	.12	.00	.06	.39
Originality	.11	.04	.08	−.06	.35
Desire to excel	−.01	−.14	−.02	−.19	.41
Dependability (factor)	−.04	−.02	−.07	−.11	.48