Table 3.

Models Predicting Health Outcomes on Big Five Traits and SLEs

	Depressive symptoms		Self-rated health		CRP
	Coefficient	SE	Coefficient	SE	Coefficient	SE
Fixed effects for time-invariant covariates
For intercept
Intercept	0.91***	0.03	3.52***	0.01	3.23***	0.18
Extraversion	−0.54***	0.04	0.34***	0.02	−0.41	0.22
Agreeableness	0.24***	0.04	−0.16***	0.02	0.25	0.25
Conscientiousness	−0.32***	0.04	0.28***	0.02	−0.45	0.23
Neuroticism	1.02***	0.03	−0.30***	0.01	−0.12	0.16
Openness	0.18***	0.03	−0.03	0.02	0.02	0.21
For linear slope
Intercept	0.001	0.02	−0.08***	0.003	—	—
Extraversion	0.06	0.03	−0.02***	0.004	—	—
Agreeableness	0.01	0.03	0.01	0.005	—	—
Conscientiousness	−0.07	0.03	−0.006	0.005	—	—
Neuroticism	−0.05	0.02	0.01**	0.003	—	—
Openness	−0.01	0.03	−0.001	0.004	—	—
For quadratic slope
Intercept	0.004	0.004	—	—	—	—
Extraversion	−0.01	0.005	—	—	—	—
Agreeableness	−0.004	0.006	—	—	—	—
Conscientiousness	0.01	0.005	—	—	—	—
Neuroticism	0.004	0.004	—	—	—	—
Openness	0.001	0.005	—	—	—	—
Fixed effects for time-varying covariates
Recent SLEs	0.12***	0.007	−0.02***	0.004	0.09	0.13
Extraversion × SLEs	<0.001	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.18	0.32
Agreeableness × SLEs	0.007	0.02	−0.02	0.01	0.42	0.36
Conscientiousness × SLEs	−0.001	0.02	−0.003	0.01	−0.12	0.33
Neuroticism × SLEs	0.03	0.01	−0.02	0.007	0.22	0.21
Openness × SLEs	−0.02	0.02	0.005	0.01	0.24	0.29
Random effects
Intercept	1.47***	0.05	0.57***	0.01	17.52***	1.02
Slope	0.18***	0.03	0.01***	0.001	—	—
Quadratic slope	0.004***	0.001	—	—	—	—

Note. CRP = C-reactive protein; SLEs = stressful life events.

***p < .001. **p < .01. *p < .05. Indicators of statistical significance account for the Holm correction for family-wise error.