Table 6.
Pearson’s correlations between fMRI reward task processing in a priori defined ROIs, personality, and psychopathology
| R. ventral striatum | L. ventral striatum | R. thalamus/red nucleus | L. substantia nigra/red nucleus | R. medial orbito-frontal gyrus | L. middle frontal gyrus | R. anterior cingulate cortex | L. anterior cingulate cortex | L. medial-orbito-frontal gyrus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | −.02 | −.05 | −.03 | −.05 | −.01 | −.02 | .00 | −.01 | −.03 |
| Male | −.01 | .01 | −.05 | −.11 | .03 | .00 | −.01 | .06 | .02 |
| Female | −.03 | −.10 | −.01 | .00 | −.06 | −.03 | .02 | −.06 | −.09 |
| E | .00 | −.02 | .00 | −.01 | .02 | .02 | −.02 | −.02 | .01 |
| Male | −.01 | .00 | .05 | .02 | .05 | .02 | .03 | .00 | .04 |
| Female | .00 | −.04 | −.05 | −.03 | −.01 | .03 | −.06 | −.03 | −.01 |
| Agentic E | .02 | .03 | .00 | .01 | .01 | .02 | −.04 | .00 | .03 |
| Male | .01 | .08 | .06 | .04 | .04 | .05 | .04 | .03 | .08 |
| Female | .02 | −.01 | −.05 | −.02 | −.03 | −.01 | −.10 | −.03 | −.01 |
| Comm. E | .00 | −.02 | .01 | .01 | .03 | .04 | −.01 | −.01 | .01 |
| Male | .00 | −.01 | .06 | .04 | .05 | .02 | .03 | .01 | .02 |
| Female | .00 | −.03 | −.03 | −.02 | .01 | .05 | −.04 | −.02 | .01 |
| O | .00 | .01 | .00 | .05 | .00 | −.01 | .00 | −.01 | .00 |
| Male | .02 | −.02 | .02 | .09 | −.02 | −.01 | −.06 | .00 | −.01 |
| Female | −.02 | .03 | −.02 | .02 | .03 | −.01 | .04 | −.03 | .01 |
| A | .00 | −.02 | .02 | .04 | .00 | .02 | −.05 | −.02 | −.01 |
| Male | .07 | .00 | .05 | .13 | .04 | .03 | −.04 | .01 | .05 |
| Female | −.06 | −.03 | −.01 | −.04 | −.04 | .00 | −.07 | −.04 | −.06 |
| C | .04 | .06 | −.01 | .05 | .00 | .01 | −.03 | .01 | .04 |
| Male | .04 | .10 | .01 | .09 | .01 | .02 | .04 | .04 | .06 |
| Female | .04 | .03 | −.03 | .00 | −.01 | .00 | −.08 | .00 | .02 |
| Int. | .00 | −.02 | −.02 | −.03 | .00 | −.02 | .00 | .01 | −.01 |
| Male | .01 | −.01 | −.05 | −.11 | .02 | .00 | .01 | .05 | −.01 |
| Female | −.01 | −.03 | .00 | .04 | −.03 | −.04 | −.01 | −.03 | −.02 |
| Ext. | −.03 | −.02 | −.01 | −.02 | .00 | −.03 | −.03 | .01 | −.01 |
| Male | −.06 | −.03 | −.01 | −.11 | .00 | −.01 | −.04 | .02 | −.04 |
| Female | .00 | −.02 | −.01 | .07 | −.01 | −.05 | −.03 | −.02 | .02 |
Note: Values on the same row as the name of the personality trait or psychopathology index represent correlations presented for the entire sample (N = 1050); Male, correlations in the male subsample only (N = 480); Female, correlations in the female subsample only (N = 570); N, Neuroticism; E, Extraversion; O, Openness; A, Agreeableness; C, Conscientiousness; Int., internalizing psychopathology composite; Ext., externalizing psychopathology composite.