Table 3.

Correlations between self- and parent-rated conscientiousness and specific psychological resources.

Measure of Conscientiousness	Positive Affect	Optimism	Life Engagement	Self-Mastery	Self-Esteem
Full-sample: r [95% CI]
Self-reported C	.18 [.05, .30]	.15 [.02, .28]	.21 [.07, .33]	.25 [.12, .37]	.18 [.05, .31]
Parent-rated C	.25 [.12, .37]	.37 [.25, .48]	.30 [.18, .42]	.34 [.22, .45]	.28 [.16, .40]
Black men: r [95% CI]
Self-reported C	.12 [−.06, .29]	.21 [.04, .38]	.34 [.17, .49]	.23 [.05, .39]	.20 [.02, .37]
Parent-rated C	.20 [.02, .36]	.39 [.22, .53]	.37 [.21, .52]	.36 [.19, .50]	.29 [.12, .45]
White men: r [95% CI]
Self-reported C	.21 [.01, .39]	.09 [−.11, .29]	.08 [−.12, .27]	.27 [.08, .45]	.18 [−.02, .36]
Parent-rated C	.32 [.13, .49]	.36 [.17, .52]	.22 [.02, .40]	.33 [.13, .49]	.27 [.08, .45]

Note. C=conscientiousness. All correlations are Pearson correlations. Statistically significant (p ≤ .050) correlations are bolded for emphasis, and 95% confidence intervals are provided.