Table 5.
Correlation coefficients (r Pearson’s) between Personality Inventory NEO-FFI by P.T. Costa and R.R. McCrae and The IPAT by R.B. Cattell’s Anxiety Scale.
| NEU | EXT | OPE | AGR | CON | |
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| Q3− | r=0.48 | r=−0.05 | r=−0.43 | r=−0.42 | r=−0.19 |
| p=0.001 | p=0.7 | p=0.004 | p=0.005 | p=0.2 | |
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| C− | r=0.26 | r=−0.01 | r=0.08 | r=−0.12 | r=−0.18 |
| p=0.09 | p=0.9 | p=0.5 | p=0.4 | p=0.2 | |
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| L+ | r=0.30 | r=0.18 | r=−0.12 | r=−0.11 | r=0.15 |
| p=0.05 | p=0.2 | p=0.4 | p=0.4 | p=0.3 | |
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| O+ | r=0.38 | r=0.13 | r=−0.41 | r=0.07 | r=−0.09 |
| p=0.01 | p=0.3 | p=0.006 | p=0.6 | p=0.5 | |
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| Q4+ | r=0.45 | r=−0.24 | r=−0.18 | r=−0.19 | r=−0.13 |
| p=0.003 | p=0.1 | p=0.2 | p=0.2 | p=0.38 | |
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| Ac | r=0.34 | r=0.10 | r=−0.15 | r=−0.34 | r=−0.18 |
| p=0.02 | p=0.4 | p=0.3 | p=0.02 | p=0.2 | |
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| Ao | r=0.58 | r=−0.10 | r=−0.35 | r=−0.007 | r=−0.14 |
| p=0.000 | p=0.4 | p=0.02 | p=0.9 | p=0.3 | |
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| AN | r=0.52 | r=0.09 | r=−0.30 | r=−0.25 | r=−0.13 |
| p=0.000 | p=0.5 | p=0.05 | p=0.10 | p=0.3 | |
NEU – neuroticism; EXT – extroversion; OPE – openness factors; AGR – agreeableness; CON – conscientiousness; Q3− – personality integration; C− – emotional stability; L+ – personal security; O+ – apprehension; Q4+ – psychological tension; Ac – covert anxiety; Ao – overt anxiety; AN – generalized anxiety.