4.
Personality Traits
| Trait (Range) | New Cohort n, (SD) |
Original Cohort19 n, (SD) |
t (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimism (0–12) | 378, 9.5 (2.0) | 616, 8.3 (2.2) | 8.7 (<0.01) |
| Resilience (0–40) | 380, 31.4 (5.1) | N/A | --- |
| Tolerance for Uncertainty (1–5) | 378, 2.6 (0.8) | 617, 2.6 (0.8) | 0 (1) |
| Big Five Trait (Range) | |||
| Agreeableness (1–5) | 368, 4.3 (0.5) | 604, 4.0 (0.5) | 9.1 (<0.01) |
| Conscientiousness (1–5) | 367, 4.2 (0.6) | 604, 4.0 (0.6) | 5.0 (<0.01) |
| Extraversion (1–5) | 369, 3.6 (0.7) | 604, 3.3 (0.7) | 6.4 (<0.01) |
| Neuroticism (1–5) | 367, 2.2 (0.6) | 604, 2.4 (0.8) | 4.1 (<0.01) |
| Openness (1–5) | 366, 3.9 (0.6) | 603, 3.9 (0.6) | 0 (1) |