Table 4.
Indirect Effects of Personality Traits on Cognition Through the Four Evaluations of Yesterday
| Trait | Mediation Parameter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV to Mediator (path a) | Mediator to DV (path b) | Indirect Effect (axb) | Total Effect (path c) | Direct Effect (path c') | |
| Neuroticism | −.33 (.09)* | −.14 (.10) | |||
| Active Engagement | −.59 (.03)* | .16 (.05)* | −.09 (−.18, −.01)* | ||
| Negative Feelings | .97 (.05)* | .07 (.04) | .07 (−.02, .16) | ||
| Subjective Health | −.39 (.03)* | .50 (.06)* | −.16 (−.23, −.09)* | ||
| Time Alone | .46 (.15)* | −.01 (.01) | .00 (−.02, .01) | ||
| Openness | .48 (.11)* | .32 (.11)* | |||
| Active Engagement | .48 (.04)* | .14 (.05)* | .07 (.01, .14)* | ||
| Negative Feelings | −.22 (.06)* | .05 (.03) | −.01 (−.04, .01) | ||
| Subjective Health | .27 (.03)* | .40 (.06)* | .11 (.06, .17)* | ||
| Time Alone | .12 (.17) | −.01 (.01) | .00 (−.01, .01) | ||
| Conscientiousness | .50 (.13)* | .27 (.13) | |||
| Active Engagement | .42 (.05)* | .16 (.05)* | .07 (.01, .14)* | ||
| Negative Feelings | −.63 (.07)* | .06 (.03) | −.04 (−.10, .01) | ||
| Subjective Health | .49 (.04)* | .39 (.06)* | .19 (.10, .29)* | ||
| Time Alone | −.76 (.20)* | −.01 (.01) | .01 (−.02, .03) | ||
Note. N=3,454. Coefficients are unstandardized coefficients from the mediation analysis controlling for age, sex, education, race, ethnicity, and year of personality assessment. Numbers in parentheses are standard errors or 99% confidence intervals. IV=independent variable. DV=dependent variable.
*
p<.01.