Table 3. Correlations between the B-ABS and the criterion variables and correlation differences across countries.
| r with antisocial behavior | Correlation differences | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Arg | Neth | Sp | USA—Arg | USA—Neth | USA—Sp | Arg—Neth | Arg—Sp | Neth—Sp | |
| Big 5 PD | ||||||||||
| Emotional stability | -.023 | -.003 | .066 | -.030 | .020 | .089 | .007 | .069 | .027 | .096 |
| Extraversion | -.096 | .058 | .011 | -.002 | .154 | .107 | .094 | .047 | .060 | .013 |
| Openness | -.142 | -.028 | -.052 | -.072 | .114 | .090 | .070 | .024 | .044 | .020 |
| Agreeableness | -.280 | -.190 | -.247 | -.246 | .090 | .033 | .034 | .057 | .056 | .001 |
| Conscientiousness | -.246 | -.209 | -.167 | -.220 | .037 | .079 | .026 | .042 | .011 | .053 |
| Impulsivity traits | ||||||||||
| Negative urgency | .190 | .266 | .204 | .152 | .076 | .014 | .038 | .062 | .114 | .052 |
| Perseverance | -.131 | -.009 | -.059 | -.161 | .122 | .072 | .030 | .050 | .152 | .102 |
| Premeditation | -.267 | -.144 | -.167 | -.224 | .123 | .100 | .043 | .023 | .080 | .057 |
| Sensation seeking | .026 | .294 | .111 | .115 | .268 | .085 | .089 | .183 | .179 | .004 |
| Positive urgency | .257 | .210 | .314 | .269 | .047 | .057 | .012 | .104 | .059 | .045 |
| Mental health symptoms | ||||||||||
| Depression | .106 | .060 | .154 | .037 | .046 | .048 | .069 | .094 | .023 | .117 |
| Anger | .103 | .116 | .077 | .046 | .013 | .026 | .057 | .039 | .070 | .031 |
| Mania | .211 | .142 | .128 | .101 | .069 | .083 | .110 | .014 | .041 | .027 |
| Anxiety | .124 | .096 | .123 | .094 | .028 | .001 | .030 | .027 | .002 | .029 |
| Somatic distress | .191 | .196 | .148 | .119 | .005 | .043 | .072 | .048 | .077 | .029 |
| Suicidal ideation | .253 | .154 | .237 | .183 | .099 | .016 | .070 | .083 | .029 | .054 |
| Psychosis | .370 | .236 | .293 | .310 | .134 | .077 | .060 | .057 | .074 | .017 |
| Sleep disturbance | .136 | .131 | .136 | .074 | .005 | .000 | .062 | .005 | .057 | .062 |
| Memory | .228 | .194 | .318 | .207 | .034 | .090 | .021 | .124 | .013 | .111 |
| Repetitive thoughts | .277 | .203 | .190 | .252 | .074 | .087 | .025 | .013 | .049 | .062 |
| Dissociation | .235 | .142 | .331 | .177 | .093 | .096 | .058 | .189 | .035 | .154 |
| Personality functioning | .167 | .122 | .219 | .171 | .045 | .052 | .004 | .097 | .049 | .048 |
| Alcohol use | .299 | .147 | .034 | .266 | .152 | .265 | .033 | .113 | .119 | .232 |
| Tobacco use | .326 | .191 | .235 | .191 | .135 | .091 | .135 | .044 | .000 | .044 |
| Illicit drug use | .326 | .201 | .243 | .232 | .125 | .083 | .094 | .042 | .031 | .011 |
| Total mental health score | .294 | .242 | .305 | .251 | .052 | -.011 | .043 | .063 | .009 | .054 |
| Marijuana outcomes | ||||||||||
| Marijuana status last 30 days | .083 | .092 | .023 | .180 | .009 | .060 | .097 | .069 | .088 | .157 |
| Marijuana frequency last 30 days | .094 | .205 | .099 | .153 | .111 | .005 | .059 | .106 | .052 | .054 |
| Marijuana quantity typical week | .132 | .247 | -.038 | .026 | .115 | .170 | .106 | .285 | .221 | .064 |
| Marijuana frequency typical week | .054 | .248 | .226 | .070 | .194 | .172 | .016 | .022 | .178 | .156 |
| Negative marijuana consequences | .137 | .293 | .351 | .166 | .156 | .214 | .029 | .058 | .127 | .185 |
Note. USA = United States; Arg = Argentina; Neth = Netherlands; Sp = Spain. Correlations with a p < .05 or lower are marked in bold. Medium correlation differences are italicized (.128 < rdiff < .184), large differences are shown in bold (.184 < rdiff < .240), and substantial differences are denoted in bold and are underlined (rdiff > .240).