Table 5.
The associations of general neuroticism and facets with health variables.
| Factor loadings from bifactor structural equation model | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | General Neuroticism | Anxiety | Anger | Depression | Self-consciousness | Immoderation | Vulnerability |
| Worry about things | .32 | .50 | |||||
| Fear for the worst | .49 | .41 | |||||
| Am afraid of many things | .55 | .31 | |||||
| Get stressed out easily | .53 | .59 | |||||
| Get angry easily | .33 | .77 | |||||
| Get irritated easily | .45 | .63 | |||||
| Lose my temper | .42 | .69 | |||||
| Am not easily annoyed | .26 | .26 | |||||
| Often feel blue | .65 | .40 | |||||
| Dislike myself | .73 | .05 | |||||
| Am often “down in the dumps” | .70 | .54 | |||||
| Feel comfortable with myself (–) | .51 | −0.02 | |||||
| Find it difficult to approach others | .46 | .51 | |||||
| Am afraid to draw attention to myself | .29 | .41 | |||||
| Only feel comfortable with friends | .37 | .53 | |||||
| Am not bothered by difficult social situations (–) | .16 | .12 | |||||
| Go on binges (overeating, gambling, etc.) | .36 | .35 | |||||
| Rarely overindulge (–) | .14 | .45 | |||||
| Easily resist temptations (–) | .06 | .47 | |||||
| Am able to control my cravings (–) | .29 | .47 | |||||
| Panic easily | .48 | .38 | |||||
| Get overwhelmed by events | .49 | .58 | |||||
| Feel that I can’t deal with things | .61 | .15 | |||||
| Remain calm under pressure (–) | .35 | .40 | |||||
| Coefficient estimates from regression models | |||||||
| Self-rated health |
−0.55* [−0.72, −0.38] p < .001 |
−0.58 [−1.92, 0.77] p = .401 |
0.01 [−0.25, 0.27] p = .944 |
0.70 [−0.46, 1.86] p = .239 |
−0.25 [−0.57, 0.07] p = .129 |
−0.68* [−1.17, −0.20] p = .005 |
4.63 [−4.93, 14.19] p = .342 |
| Heart condition | −0.010 [−0.06, 0.05] p = .827 |
0.02 [−0.28, 0.32] p = .895 |
0.00 [−0.07, 0.06] p = .890 |
0.10 [−0.13, 0.33] p = .400 |
0.05 [−0.03, 0.14] p = .201 |
0.02 [−0.09, 0.12] p = .753 |
0.64 [−1.64, 2.92] p = .580 |
| Number chronic illnesses | 0.10 [−0.05, 0.24] p = .203 |
0.3 [−0.52, 1.12] p = .475 |
0.02 [−0.16, 0.20] p = .819 |
−0.16 [−0.78, 0.46] p = .616 |
0.16 [−0.09, 0.40] p = .204 |
0.48* [0.15, 0.80] p = .004 |
−1.52 [−7.05, 4.02] p = .591 |
| Ever smoked | 0.06 [−0.02, 0.14] p = .145 |
−0.1 [−0.51, 0.31] p = .632 |
0.03 [−0.07, 0.12] p = .581 |
−0.13 [−0.42, 0.16] p = .369 |
−0.02 [−0.14, 0.11] p = .811 |
0.14 [−0.02, 0.30] p = .082 |
−1.24 [−5.02, 2.54] p = .520 |
| Number cigarettes |
0.18* [0.04, 0.32] p = .013 |
−0.25 [−0.97, 0.47] p = .495 |
0.08 [−0.07, 0.24] p = .307 |
0.04 [−0.49, 0.58] p = .870 |
−0.05 [−0.26, 0.16] p = .614 |
−0.01 [−0.28, 0.26] p = .923 |
−1.02 [−6.49, 4.45] p = .715 |
| Ever drank | 0.31 [−0.34, 0.96] p = .351 |
2.59 [−4.05, 9.23] p = .445 |
0.02 [−0.41, 0.46] p = .914 |
0.72 [−0.72, 2.16] p = .328 |
1.44 [−1.65, 4.53] p =.360 |
2.11 [−2.49, 6.7] p = .368 |
−4.12 [−13.64, 5.40] p = .396 |
| Alcohol (days per week) | −0.08 [−0.4, 0.24] p = .609 |
−0.41 [−2.34, 1.52] p = .678 |
0.18 [−0.26, 0.63] p = .423 |
0.42 [−1.18, 2.02] p = .607 |
0.05 [−0.44, 0.54] p = .834 |
0.05 [−0.66, 0.75] p = .898 |
3.99 [−9.01, 16.99] p = .547 |
| Alcohol (drinks per sitting) | 0.14 [−0.11, 0.38] p = .286 |
−1.05 [−2.9, 0.80] p = .267 |
0.17 [−0.21, 0.54] p = .385 |
0.49 [−1.05, 2.03] p = .533 |
−0.18 [−0.61, 0.25] p = .412 |
0.28 [−0.35, 0.91] p = .388 |
4.84 [−8.07, 17.76] p = .462 |
| Alcohol (binge per week) |
0.24 [0.00, 0.47] p = .046 |
−1.30 [−3.41, 0.82] p = .229 |
0.17 [−0.25, 0.58] p = .433 |
0.66 [−1.16, 2.48] p = .478 |
−0.16 [−0.60, 0.29] p = .496 |
0.37 [−0.30, 1.04] p = .281 |
6.61 [−8.91, 22.13] p = .404 |
| Exercise (strenuous) | −0.28 [−0.61, 0.05] p = .098 |
−0.33 [−2.03, 1.37] p = .704 |
0.09 [−0.14, 0.33] p = .425 |
−0.33 [−0.73, 0.06] p = .100 |
−0.25 [−0.54, 0.05] p = .098 |
−0.36 [−0.8, 0.08] p = .107 |
0.63 [−1.39, 2.64] p = .542 |
| Exercise (moderate) | −0.02 [−0.3, 0.26] p = .874 |
0.80 [−1.17, 2.78] p = .426 |
0.01 [−0.23, 0.25] p = .925 |
−0.42* [−0.82, −0.03] p = .035 |
−0.05 [−0.33, 0.24] p = .739 |
−0.44 [−0.89, 0.01] p = .057 |
−0.90 [−3.28, 1.48] p = .457 |
| Exercise (mild) | −0.10 [−0.38, 0.18] p = .488 |
0.41 [−1.00, 1.83] p = .567 |
0.01 [−0.19, 0.21] p = .926 |
–0.33 [−0.67, 0.00] p = .048 |
−0.11 [−0.35, 0.13] p = .390 |
−0.41* [−0.79, −0.03] p = .036 |
−0.28 [−1.95, 1.40] p = .747 |
| Flossing | 0.05 [−0.23, 0.33] p = .720 |
−0.15 [−1.55, 1.26] p = .839 |
−0.08 [−0.28, 0.11] p = .403 |
0.29 [−0.05, 0.63] p = .098 |
0.05 [−0.19, 0.29] p = .685 |
0.37* [0.01, 0.73] p = .042 |
0.29 [−1.4, 1.97] p = .739 |
| Blood glucose levels | 0.26 [−0.03, 0.54] p = .080 |
1.20 [−0.81, 3.22] p = .242 |
−0.03 [−0.24, 0.17] p =.745 |
−0.71 [−1.80, 0.38] p = .199 |
0.00 [−0.36, 0.36] p = .985 |
0.36 [−0.15, 0.87] p = .163 |
−1.55 [−3.97, 0.88] p = .211 |
| Cholesterol/HDL ratio | −0.03 [−0.32, 0.26] p = .833 |
1.03 [−0.67, 2.73] p = .236 |
−0.05 [−0.25, 0.15] p = .631 |
−0.26 [−1.12, 0.61] p = .559 |
0.00 [−0.30, 0.31] p = .988 |
0.60* [0.08, 1.11] p = .025 |
−1.36 [−3.36, 0.64] p = .182 |
| Systolic blood pressure | 0.05 [−0.20, 0.30] p = .707 |
0.20 [−0.84, 1.25] p = .702 |
0.08 [−0.06, 0.22] p = .273 |
−0.40 [−1.02, 0.22] p = .210 |
0.01 [−0.23, 0.24] p = .957 |
0.32 [−0.04, 0.68] p = .957 |
−0.64 [−1.98, 0.70] p = .082 |
| Waist to hip ratio |
0.34* [0.09, 0.59] p = .008 |
−0.01 [−0.97, 0.96] p = .990 |
−0.01 [−0.17, 0.15] p = .927 |
0.35 [−0.20, 0.90] p = .209 |
0.24 [−0.05, 0.53] p =.105 |
0.99* [0.43, 1.55] p = .001 |
−0.13 [−1.33, 1.07] p =.834 |
Regression coefficients and 95% confidence intervals are presented. All models control for gender and age.
*
indicate p < .05.