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. 2021 Nov 24;18(23):12366. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312366

Table 7.

Number of topics explored, trait-anxiety, and state-anxiety by personality traits.

		Number of Explored Topics			Anxiety Trait			Anxiety State
Personality Trait		Mean	t	p	Mean	t	p	Mean	t	p
Extraversion	No	9.55	−0.064	0.949	23.82	1.528	0.130	24.72	4.330	0.000 **
Extraversion	Yes	9.51	−0.064	0.949	21.29	1.528	0.130	17.28	4.330	0.000 **
Neuroticism (stability)	No	8.15	3.253	0.001 **	19.44	4.786	0.000 **	16.29	6.115	0.000 **
Neuroticism (stability)	Yes	10.60	3.253	0.001 **	26.32	4.786	0.000 **	26.48	6.115	0.000 **
Self-efficacy (confidence)	No	10.67	7.219	0.000 **	25.20	5.079	0.000 **	23.00	4.054	0.000 **
Self-efficacy (confidence)	Yes	7.23	7.219	0.000 **	17.63	5.079	0.000 **	15.43	4.054	0.000 **
Optimism	No	9.85	1.104	0.271	29.80	9.604	0.000 **	24.69	4.321	0.000 **
Optimism	Yes	9.24	1.104	0.271	17.27	9.604	0.000 **	16.89	4.321	0.000 **
Consciousness (realism)	No	10.55	2.978	0.003 *	25.81	3.084	0.003 *	26.90	4.842	0.000 **
Consciousness (realism)	Yes	8.90	2.978	0.003 *	19.93	3.084	0.003 *	16.86	4.842	0.000 **
Openness (dynamism)	No	10.24	2.249	0.025 *	24.54	3.687	0.000 **	22.54	2.087	0.039 *
Openness (dynamism)	Yes	9.00	2.249	0.025 *	18.66	3.687	0.000 **	18.37	2.087	0.039 *

Note: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.