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. 2023 Feb 27;13:3353. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29642-5

Table 1.

Frequency distributions of temperament profiles, character profiles, and temperament-character networks.

Adult Sample Adolescent Sample
N % N %
Temperament profile
nhrp “Independent” 19 2.1 68 3.9
nhrP 50 5.6 100 5.8
nhRp “Reliable” 15 1.7 17 1.0
nhRP 40 4.5 213 12.2
nHrp “Methodical” 85 9.5 109 6.3
nHrP 59 6.6 100 5.8
nHRp “Cautious” 28 3.1 67 3.9
nHRP 37 4.1 252 14.5
Nhrp “Adventurous” 40 4.5 81 4.7
NhrP 46 5.1 32 1.8
NhRp “Passionate” 25 2.8 15 0.9
NhRP 61 6.8 38 2.2
NHrp “Explosive” 78 8.7 178 10.2
NHrP 29 3.2 33 1.9
NHRp “Sensitive” 44 4.9 62 3.6
NHRP 43 4.8 50 2.9
EXCLUDED 198 22.1 324 18.6
Character Profile
Sct “Apathetic” 116 12.9 341 19.6
scT “Disorganized” 123 13.7 139 8.0
sCt “Dependent” 39 4.3 78 4.5
sCT “Moody” 77 8.6 185 10.6
Sct “Bossy” 65 7.2 88 5.1
ScT “Fanatical” 33 3.7 61 3.5
SCt “Organized” 112 12.5 292 16.8
SCT “Creative” 117 13.0 407 23.4
EXCLUDED 215 24.0 148 8.5
Temperament-Character Network
Emotional-Unreliable 355 39.6 743 42.7
Organized-Reliable 210 23.4 441 25.4
Creative-Reliable 117 13.0 407 23.4
EXCLUDED 215 24.0 148 8.5

N = high novelty seeking; n = low novelty seeking; H = high harm avoidance; h = low harm avoidance; R = high reward dependence; r = low reward dependence; P = high persistence; p = low persistence; S = high self-directedness; s = low self-directedness; C = high cooperativeness; c = low cooperativeness; T = high self-transcendence; t = low self-transcendence.