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. 2021 Dec 17;76(Suppl 3):S238–S250. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbab091

Table 2.

Pearson Correlation Coefficients of Resilience Scores With Criterion Variables (survey-weighted), for Both Cohorts, Cohort 1 Only, and Cohort 1 Adjusted for Personality Traitsa

Resilience
All/Cohort 1 only/Cohort 1 adjusted for personalitya
Depression −.44/−.36/−.21
Physical health .31/.31/.13
Cognition .11/.13/.05
Happiness .39/.30/.18
ADL difficulties −.22/−.22/−.11

Notes: ADL = activities of daily living. Cohort 1 includes returning respondents born 1920–1947 and their coresident partners; the personality questions were only asked of this cohort (in the Leave-Behind Questionnaire). Bold values = p < .001.

aMean levels of openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.