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

Table 3.

Robust post-hoc comparisons between temperament profiles testing non-linear effects of temperament traits in adults.

Paired comparison Positive affect Negative affect Life satisfaction
Difference [95% CI] Difference [95% CI] Difference 95% CI
Novelty seeking
nhrp vs. Nhrp  − 0.01 [− 0.57, 0.54] 0.42 [− 0.01, 0.86]  − 0.05 [− 0.47, 0.36]
nhrP vs. NhrP 0.15 [− 0.30, 0.60]  − 0.11 [− 0.53, 0.31]  − 0.05 [− 0.34, 0.24]
nhRp vs. NhRp 0.06 [− 0.58, 0.70] 0.11 [− 0.45, 0.68]  − 0.09 [− 0.44, 0.25]
nhRP vs. NhRP 0.00 [− 0.40, 0.39] 0.23 [− 0.13, 0.59] 0.06 [− 0.24, 0.37]
nHrp vs. NHrp 0.06 [− 0.30, 0.42] 0.30 [− 0.08, 0.68]  − 0.03 [− 0.24, 0.19]
nHrP vs. NHrP 0.01 [− 0.44, 0.45] 0.20 [− 0.55, 0.95]  − 0.18 [− 0.51, 0.16]
nHRp vs. NHRp 0.12 [− 0.50, 0.74]  − 0.12 [− 0.88, 0.64] 0.08 [− 0.21, 0.37]
nHRP vs. NHRP  − 0.12 [− 0.67, 0.42] 0.13 [− 0.55, 0.82] 0.00 [− 0.33, 0.34]
Harm avoidance
nhrp vs. nHrp  − 0.36 [− 0.89, 0.18] 0.71 [0.39, 1.03]  − 0.35 [− 0.74, 0.05]
nhrP vs. nHrP  − 0.23 [− 0.65, 0.19] 0.25 [− 0.27, 0.78]  − 0.17 [− 0.45, 0.12]
nhRp vs. nHRp  − 0.47 [− 1.09, 0.16] 0.74 [− 0.02, 1.50]  − 0.46 [− 0.77, − 0.15]
nhRP vs. nHRP  − 0.30 [− 0.77, 0.17] 0.56 [− 0.06, 1.19]  − 0.17 [− 0.52, 0.18]
Nhrp vs. NHrp  − 0.29 [− 0.69, 0.12] 0.59 [0.11, 1.06]  − 0.32 [− 0.60, − 0.04]
NhrP vs. NHrP  − 0.37 [− 0.85, 0.10] 0.56 [− 0.13, 1.25]  − 0.29 [− 0.63, 0.05]
NhRp vs. NHRp  − 0.41 [− 1.04, 0.23] 0.51 [− 0.04, 1.06]  − 0.29 [− 0.62, 0.04]
NhRP vs. NHRP  − 0.42 [− 0.91, 0.07] 0.47 [− 0.02, 0.95]  − 0.23 [− 0.51, 0.05]
Reward dependence
nhrp vs. nhRp 0.18 [− 0.43, 0.79] 0.20 [− 0.31, 0.70] 0.10 [− 0.32, 0.52]
nhrP vs. nhRP 0.33 [− 0.11, 0.76]  − 0.29 [− 0.69, 0.10] 0.10 [− 0.21, 0.41]
nHrp vs. nHRp 0.07 [− 0.49, 0.63] 0.22 [− 0.49, 0.93]  − 0.01 [− 0.27, 0.25]
nHrP vs. nHRP 0.26 [− 0.20, 0.72] 0.01 [− 0.69, 0.71] 0.10 [− 0.24, 0.44]
Nhrp vs. NhRp 0.26 [− 0.34, 0.85]  − 0.12 [− 0.64, 0.41] 0.06 [− 0.29, 0.41]
NhrP vs. NhRP 0.17 [− 0.25, 0.59] 0.04 [− 0.34, 0.43] 0.22 [− 0.07, 0.50]
NHrp vs. NHRp 0.13 [− 0.34, 0.61]  − 0.20 [− 0.69, 0.30] 0.09 [− 0.16, 0.35]
NHrP vs. NHRP 0.13 [− 0.41, 0.66]  − 0.05 [− 0.79, 0.68] 0.28 [− 0.05, 0.61]
Persistence
nhrp vs. nhrP 0.28 [− 0.26, 0.82] 0.55 [0.18, 0.91] 0.04 [− 0.36, 0.43]
nhRp vs. nhRP 0.42 [− 0.11, 0.96] 0.06 [− 0.45, 0.57] 0.04 [− 0.31, 0.38]
nHrp vs. nHrP 0.40 [− 0.01, 0.82] 0.09 [− 0.41, 0.60] 0.21 [− 0.07, 0.50]
nHRp vs. nHRP 0.59 [0.01, 1.18]  − 0.12 [− 0.95, 0.71] 0.32 [0.01, 0.64]
Nhrp vs. NhrP 0.44 [− 0.03, 0.92] 0.02 [− 0.46, 0.49] 0.04 [− 0.30, 0.37]
NhRp vs. NhRP 0.36 [− 0.21, 0.92] 0.18 [-0.28, 0.64] 0.19 [− 0.11, 0.50]
NHrp vs. NHrP 0.35 [-0.05, 0.76]  − 0.01 [− 0.70, 0.68] 0.06 [− 0.22, 0.35]
NHRp vs. NHRP 0.35 [-0.24, 0.93] 0.13 [-0.43, 0.70] 0.25 [− 0.06, 0.56]

Differences are differences in trimmed means (ψ^). Cells highlighted in bold are significant at p < .05.