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. 2018 Mar 27;6:e4484. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4484

Table 3. Prediction of PWBs and PANAS scores by TCI-125 scales (final linear models after backward selection of predictors). Sex and age in years were introduced as covariates in all initial models.

Predicted model: R2; Fdf, p Predictor β B (±95% c.i.) tdf, p
WB HA −0.181 −1.79 (−3.32, −0.26) t66= −2.33, p = 0.023*
R2= 0.731 SD +0.734 +6.80 (+5.37, +8.23) t66= 9.49, p < 0.001*
F4,66 = 44.73, p < 0.001 ST +0.187 +2.83 (+0.87, +4.79) t66= 2.88, p = 0.005*
Age (years) −0.128 −8.61 (−17.36, +0.15) t66= −1.96, p = 0.054
Au NS +0.217 +0.71 (+0.26, +1.16) t66= 3.16, p = 0.002*
R2= 0.698 RD −0.542 −2.19 (−2.76, −1.62) t66= −7.71, p < 0.001*
F4,66 = 38.13, p < 0.001 SD +0.630 +1.32 (+1.04, +1.61) t66= 9.13, p < 0.001*
Sex (‘Male’ = 1) −0.177 −4.18 (−7.54, −0.82) t66= −2.48, p = 0.016*
EM NS −0.175 −0.52 (−1.02, −0.02) t66= −2.07, p = 0.042*
R2= 0.604 HA −0.337 −0.69 (−1.1, −0.27) t66= −3.29, p = 0.002*
F4,66 = 25.21, p < 0.001 SD +0.535 +1.02 (+0.66, +1.38) t66= 5.60, p < 0.001*
Age (years) −0.245 −3.39 (−5.55, −1.23) t66= −3.13, p = 0.003*
PG NS +0.153 +0.38 (−0.13, +0.89) t63= 1.48, p = 0.144
R2= 0.501 HA −0.200 −0.34 (−0.8, +0.12) t63= −1.48, p = 0.143
F7,63 = 9.03, p < 0.001 RD −0.191 −0.59 (−1.25, +0.08) t63= −1.75, p = 0.084
SD +0.461 +0.74 (+0.35, +1.12) t63= 3.83, p < 0.001*
Co +0.156 +0.33 (−0.12, +0.78) t63= 1.46, p = 0.149
ST +0.214 +0.56 (+0.05, +1.07) t63= 2.21, p = 0.031*
Sex (‘Male’ = 1) −0.176 −3.17 (−6.67, +0.34) t63= −1.81, p = 0.076
PR NS +0.164 +0.56 (−0.06, +1.18) t66= 1.80, p = 0.076
R2= 0.468 RD +0.454 +1.92 (+1.13, +2.71) t66= 4.86, p < 0.001*
F4,66 = 14.49, p < 0.001 SD +0.465 +1.03 (+0.62, +1.43) t66= 5.08, p < 0.001*
Sex (‘Male’ = 1) +0.154 +3.82 (−0.86, +8.50) t66= 1.63, p = 0.108
PL NS −0.170 −0.50 (−1.00, −0.01) t66= −2.05, p = 0.045*
R2= 0.547 SD +0.651 +1.25 (+0.93, +1.57) t66= 7.81, p < 0.001*
F4,66 = 19.94, p < 0.001 ST +0.335 +1.05 (+0.53, +1.57) t66= 4.00, p < 0.001*
Age (years) −0.153 −2.12 (−4.45, +0.20) t66= −1.82, p = 0.073
SA HA −0.244 −0.63 (−1.13, −0.13) t67= −2.53, p = 0.014*
R2= 0.571 SD +0.581 +1.42 (+0.94, +1.89) t67= 6.00, p < 0.001*
F3,67 = 29.7, p < 0.001 ST +0.193 +0.77 (+0.13, +1.41) t67= 2.40, p = 0.019*
PA NS −0.192 −0.38 (−0.81, +0.06) t67= −1.74, p = 0.087
R2= 0.336 HA −0.571 −0.77 (−1.05, −0.48) t67= −5.36, p < 0.001*
F3,67 = 11.28, p < 0.001 Pe +0.186 +0.78 (−0.09, +1.65) t67= 1.79, p = 0.079
NA HA +0.212 +0.31 (−0.03, +0.65) t66= 1.83, p = 0.072
R2= 0.399 Pe +0.207 +0.95 (+0.05, +1.84) t66= 2.10, p = 0.040*
F4,66 = 10.94, p < 0.001 SD −0.438 −0.60 (−0.92, −0.28) t66= −3.72, p < 0.001*
ST +0.137 +0.31 (−0.13, +0.74) t66= 1.41, p = 0.163

Notes.

TCI-125
Temperament and Character Inventory, self-report form, 125-items version
PWBs
Psychological Well-Being scales
PANAS
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
WB
Total well-being
Au
Autonomy
EM
Environmental Mastery
PG
Personal Growth
PR
Positive Relations
PL
Purpose in Life
SA
Self-Acceptance
PA
Positive Affect
NA
Negative Affect
NS
Novelty Seeking
HA
Harm Avoidance
RD
Reward Dependence
Pe
Persistence
SD
Self-Directedness
Co
Cooperativeness
ST
Self-Transcendence
*

Statistically significant B of the predictor.