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Health, Life Satisfaction, and Computer-Rated Personality
Correlation Patterns for Self-Reported and Computer-Rated Personality
We compared the pattern of correlations for self-reported life satisfaction and self-reported personality in the MyPersonality dataset with self-reported/computer-rated life satisfaction and computer-rated personality in this dataset. And for friends.
Table A. Self-reported life satisfaction and personality in MyPersonality
1
2
3
4
5
6
Variables
1_SWL
1
0.28
-0.47
0.3
0.05
0.24
2_con
0.28
1
-0.33
0.2
0.01
0.19
3_neu
-0.47
-0.33
1
-0.38
-0.09
-0.37
4_ext
0.3
0.2
-0.38
1
0.17
0.19
5_ope
0.05
0.01
-0.09
0.17
1
0.07
6_agr
0.24
0.19
-0.37
0.19
0.07
1
Table B. Self-reported/computer-rated life satisfaction and computer-rated personality in our dataset
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Variables
1_SWL
1
0.3
0.02
-0.02
0.16
-0.01
0.1
2_Satisfaction_With_Life.slf
0.3
1
0.41
0.05
0.25
-0.11
0.42
3_BIG5_Conscientiousness.slf
0.02
0.41
1
0.24
0.25
-0.54
0.2
4_BIG5_Neuroticism.slf
-0.02
0.05
0.24
1
0.07
-0.1
0.09
5_BIG5_Extraversion.slf
0.16
0.25
0.25
0.07
1
-0.24
0.1
6_BIG5_Openness.slf
-0.01
-0.11
-0.54
-0.1
-0.24
1
-0.27
7_BIG5_Agreeableness.slf
0.1
0.42
0.2
0.09
0.1
-0.27
1
Table C. Computer-rated friends' life satisfaction and computer-rated personality (+ participant data) in our dataset
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Variables
1_SWL
1
0.3
0.3
-0.05
-0.14
0.14
-0.06
0.18
2_Satisfaction_With_Life.slf
0.3
1
0.6
0.08
-0.26
0.12
-0.13
0.45
3_Satisfaction_With_Life.frnd
0.3
0.6
1
0.2
-0.27
0.15
-0.22
0.74
4_BIG5_Conscientiousness.frnd
-0.05
0.08
0.2
1
0.34
0.11
-0.45
0.19
5_BIG5_Neuroticism.frnd
-0.14
-0.26
-0.27
0.34
1
0.01
-0.3
0.02
6_BIG5_Extraversion.frnd
0.14
0.12
0.15
0.11
0.01
1
-0.49
-0.1
7_BIG5_Openness.frnd
-0.06
-0.13
-0.22
-0.45
-0.3
-0.49
1
-0.27
8_BIG5_Agreeableness.frnd
0.18
0.45
0.74
0.19
0.02
-0.1
-0.27
1
Own and Friends' Personality (Unweighted Averages)
We ran linear models of each factor of one's own and friends' average personality to predict life satisfaction and physical health. We controlled for gender, age, and Facebook usage.
Table X. Satisfaction with life from own and friends' personality controlling for gender, age, and Facebook usage
outcome
predictor
b
pR
SE
t
p
1
SWL
BIG5_Conscientiousness.c.slf
0.0355
.011
0.201
0.18
.860
2
SWL
BIG5_Conscientiousness.c.frnd
1.03
.089
0.739
1.39
.165
3
SWL
BIG5_Neuroticism.c.slf
-0.359
-.102
0.223
-1.61
.109
4
SWL
BIG5_Neuroticism.c.frnd
-0.445
-.037
0.761
-0.58
.560
5
SWL
BIG5_Extraversion.c.slf
0.316
.110
0.184
1.72
.086
6
SWL
BIG5_Extraversion.c.frnd
-0.445
-.038
0.758
-0.59
.558
7
SWL
BIG5_Agreeableness.c.slf
-0.109
-.041
0.169
-0.65
.519
8
SWL
BIG5_Agreeableness.c.frnd
2
.165
0.765
2.61
.010
9
SWL
BIG5_Openness.c.slf
-0.101
-.033
0.196
-0.51
.608
10
SWL
BIG5_Openness.c.frnd
-0.368
-.046
0.51
-0.72
.471
Table X. Satisfaction with life from own personality, friends' personality, and their interaction controlling for gender, age, and Facebook usage
As you can see from the results, in terms of life satisfaction, friends' agreeableness and marginally, friend's conscientiousness are positive for life satisfaction. Less interestingly, one's own openness and own neuroticism are marginally negative.
Figure 1: Friends' Conscientiousness and Life Satisfaction Controlling for Own ConscientiousnessFigure 2: Friends' Agreeableness and Life Satisfaction Controlling for Own AgreeablenessFigure 3: Friends' Neuroticism and Subjective Health Controlling for Own Neuroticism
Own and Friends' Personality (Weighted Averages)
We ran linear models of each factor of one's own and friends' WEIGHTED average personality to predict life satisfaction and physical health. We controlled for gender, age, and Facebook usage.
Table X. Satisfaction with life from own and friends' personality controlling for gender, age, and Facebook usage
outcome
predictor
b
pR
SE
t
p
1
SWL
BIG5_Conscientiousness.c.slf
0.147
.054
0.159
0.92
.357
2
SWL
BIG5_Conscientiousness.c.frnd
-0.128
-.024
0.314
-0.41
.685
3
SWL
BIG5_Neuroticism.c.slf
-0.36
-.102
0.205
-1.75
.080
4
SWL
BIG5_Neuroticism.c.frnd
-0.138
-.025
0.323
-0.43
.669
5
SWL
BIG5_Extraversion.c.slf
0.312
.122
0.147
2.12
.035
6
SWL
BIG5_Extraversion.c.frnd
-0.484
-.090
0.31
-1.56
.120
7
SWL
BIG5_Agreeableness.c.slf
0.107
.043
0.145
0.74
.461
8
SWL
BIG5_Agreeableness.c.frnd
0.21
.045
0.268
0.78
.435
9
SWL
BIG5_Openness.c.slf
-0.124
-.041
0.176
-0.70
.482
10
SWL
BIG5_Openness.c.frnd
-0.252
-.078
0.188
-1.34
.180
Table X. Satisfaction with life from own personality, friends' personality, and their interaction controlling for gender, age, and Facebook usage
