Table 4.
Impact of Personality on Tie Strength With Particular Confidants (Hierarchical linear models, confidants nested in respondents; multiple imputation of all independent variables)
| Model 7 | Model 8 | Model 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Time spent | How close | Talks health |
| Link | Identity | O-Logit | O-Logit |
| Respondent’s related to confidant (Ref. = family) | |||
| Spouse | 203.30*** (193.95, 212.65) | 2.05*** (1.82, 2.29) | 2.92*** (2.47, 3.35) |
| Friend | −38.69*** (−49.00, −28.37) | −1.85*** (−2.03, −1.67) | −1.36*** (−1.51, −1.21) |
| Other | −2.96 (−17.79, 11.87) | −2.41*** (−2.66, −2.17) | −1.34*** (−1.60, −1.08) |
| Respondent’s personality | |||
| Openness | 2.39 (−3.85, 8.63) | 0.07 (−0.04, 0.19) | 0.02 (−0.10, 0.16) |
| Conscientiousness | −1.75 (−8.20, 4.68) | −0.03 (−0.17, 0.12) | 0.01 (−0.12, 0.15) |
| Extraversion | 0.60 (−5.69, 6.89) | 0.15** (0.04, 0.26) | 0.16** (0.04, 0.27) |
| Agreeableness | 8.60** (2.62, 14.59) | 0.16* (0.04, 0.29) | 0.04 (−0.10, 0.18) |
| Neuroticism | 0.90 (−5.01, 6.82) | −0.01 (−0.12, 0.10) | −0.02 (−0.15, 0.11) |
| Interactions with Openness | |||
| Spouse | −4.45 (−14.01, 5.11) | −0.09 (−0.32, 0.14) | −0.03 (−0.44, 0.38) |
| Friend | 2.06 (−5.49, 9.62) | −0.06 (−0.23, 0.10) | 0.10 (−0.20, 0.35) |
| Other | 10.00 (−3.69, 23.69) | 0.17 (−0.12, 0.47) | 0.07 (−0.20, 0.35) |
| Interactions with Consci. | |||
| Spouse | 3.80 (−6.35, 13.95) | −0.01 (−0.23, 0.22) | 0.32 (−0.15, 0.81) |
| Friend | −2.16 (−12.70, 8.38) | 0.04 (−0.23, 0.31) | −0.08 (−0.27, 0.12) |
| Other | 3.54 (−12.76, 19.86) | 0.17 (−0.42, 0.13) | −0.23 (−0.53, 0.07) |
| Interactions with Extra. | |||
| Spouse | 1.09 (−7.45, 9.63) | 0.05 (−0.17, 0.29) | 0.08 (−0.51, 0.68) |
| Friend | 3.91 (−5.98, 13.80) | 0.17 (−0.01, 0.37) | 0.16* (0.01, 0.32) |
| Other | 7.80 (−6.24, 21.85) | 0.31* (0.07, 0.54) | 0.14 (−0.11, 0.40) |
| Interactions with Agree. | |||
| Spouse | −11.49* (−20.41, −2.57) | −0.11 (−0.36, 0.14) | −0.25 (−0.71, 0.21) |
| Friend | −3.25 (−11.96, 5.45) | 0.06 (−0.12, 0.24) | 0.02 (−0.15, 0.19) |
| Other | −6.93 (−20.04, 6.19) | 0.05 (−0.23, 0.34) | 0.01 (−0.27, 0.29) |
| Interactions with Neuro. | |||
| Spouse | −1.33 (−9.73, 7.06) | −0.07 (−0.27, 0.31) | −0.04 (−0.45, 0.37) |
| Friend | −1.63 (−10.40, 7.12) | 0.02 (−0.16, 0.20) | 0.19* (0.03, 0.35) |
| Other | −7.56 (−23.57, 8.46) | 0.18 (−0.10, 0.47) | 0.15 (−0.16, 0.46) |
| Respondent−level controls | |||
| Female | 25.54*** (18.03, 33.06) | 0.59*** (0.41, 0.78) | 0.79*** (0.59, 0.99) |
| Age | −5.55* (−10.77, −0.34) | −0.13 (−0.26, 0.00) | −0.20*** (−0.34, −0.06) |
| Race/eth. (Ref. = White and other) | |||
| Black | 45.10*** (33.52, 56.67) | 0.46** (0.14, 0.78) | 0.27 (−0.04, 0.58) |
| Hispanic | 38.10*** (23.22, 52.99) | −0.35* (−0.67, −0.04) | 0.32 (−0.03, 0.66) |
| College, BA or more | −14.33*** (−22.38, −4.08) | −0.07 (−0.26, 0.12) | −0.13 (−0.35, 0.09) |
| Retired | −12.69** (−21.31, −4.08) | −0.20 (−0.43, 0.03) | −0.13 (−0.37, 0.11) |
| Physical health | 0.29 (−31.19, 3.79) | 0.12* (0.03, 0.21) | −0.03 (−0.14, 0.07) |
| Social participation | 0.49 (−3.80, 4.80) | −0.02 (−0.10, 0.06) | 0.11* (0.02, 0.20) |
| Household size | 7.15*** (3.51, 10.79) | −0.01 (−0.11, 0.07) | 0.02 (−0.07, 0.12) |
| Pr. prob. of retention | −18.39*** (−25.29, −11.50) | −0.02 (−0.20, 0.16) | −0.09 (−0.33, 0.14) |
| Constant | 170.76*** (157.80, 183.74) | ||
| Cut 1 | N/A | −5.73*** (−6.08, −5.38) | −2.85*** (−3.16, −2.54) |
| Cut 2 | N/A | −2.21*** (−2.47, −1.95) | −0.81*** (−1.08, −0.53) |
| Cut 3 | N/A | 1.09*** (0.83, 1.36) | N/A |
| Number of confidants | 8,505 | 8,507 | 8,497 |
| Number of respondents | 2,241 | 2,241 | 2,241 |
Note: All continuous predictors standardized.
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001; 95% CI given in brackets below coefficient.