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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 4.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Genet. 2012 Jun 14;42(5):743–763. doi: 10.1007/s10519-012-9548-8

Table 6.

Standardized Parameter estimates from the common pathways model of each facet

Scale Parameter Point Estimates [95% Confidence Interval]
Factor Loading A C E
Extraversion
Common .82 [.78 – .86] .00 [0 – 1] .58 [.53 – .63]
Specific Gregariousness .64 [.60 – .68] .57 [.52 – .63] .00 [0 – 1] .52 [.48 – .56]
Specific Social confidence vs. anxiety .87 [.84 – .90] .16 [.01 – .31] .00 [0 – .46] .46 [ .41 – .51]
Specific Assertiveness .77 [.74 – .80] .46 [.40 – .52] .00 [0 – .48] .48 [.44 – .52]
Agreeableness
Common .53 [.24 – .82] .50 [.24 – .76] .68 [.60 – .76]
Specific Trustfulness vs. cynicism .86 [.80 – .92] .00 [0 – .21] .00 [0 – .19] .51 [.41 – .61]
Specific Compassion vs. insensitivity .32 [.26 – .38] .41 [.12 – .70] .34 [.03 – .65] .78 [.73 – .83]
Specific Humility vs. arrogance .49 [.43 – .55] .57 [.52 – .62] .00 [0 – .36] .66 [.61 – .71]
Conscientiousness
Common .76 [.70 – .82] .00 [0 – .65] .65 [.58 – .72]
Specific Industriousness .73 [.68 – .78] .32 [.06 – .58] .31 [.08 – .54] .51 [.45 – .56]
Specific Orderliness .68 [.63 – .73] .23 [0 – .66] .24 [0 – .58] .66 [.61 – .71]
Specific Self-discipline vs. distractibility .57 [.52 – .62] .45 [.38 – .52] .00 [0 – .42] .69 [.64 – .74]
Neuroticism
Common .70 [.49 – .91] .23 [0 – .78] .68 [.62 – .74]
Specific Anxiety .67 [.63 – .71] .50 [.35 – .65] .24 [0 – .51] .49 [.44 – .54]
Specific Depression .82 [.79 – .85] .26 [0 – .53] .10 [0 – .71] .51 [.46 – .56]
Specific Rumination .64 [.60 – .68] .00 [0 – .77] .41 [.35 – .47] .65 [.61 – .69]
Specific Irritability .63 [.59 – .67] .28 [0 – .62] .24 [0 – .58] .69 [.64 – .74]
Openness
Common .89 [.69 – 1] .25 [0 – .93] .39 [.28 – .50]
Specific Idealism vs. conformity .58 [.48 – .68] .41 [.16 – .66] .41 [.20 – .62] .57 [.52 – .63]
Specific Intellectualism .66 [.54 – .78] .01 [0 – 1] .41 [.27 – .55] .63 [.57 – .69]
Specific Adventurousness .23 [.16 – .30] .55 [.34 – .76] .31 [0 – .64] .74 [.69 – .79]

Note: Confidence intervals were constrained to the plausible limits of standardized parameter estimates for a behavior genetic model (i.e., ranging from 0 to 1).