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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample and included measurements

From: Exploring associations between subjective well-being and personality over a time span of 15–18 months: a cohort study of adolescents in Sweden

 

Baseline N = 446

15–18-month follow-up N = 283

Girls

n = 339

M (SD)

Boys

n = 107

M (SD)

Girls

n = 201

M (SD)

Boys

n = 82

M (SD)

Agea

16.95 (0.27)

16.97 (0.26)

17.95 (0.28)

17.96 (0.29)

Big five personality traits

    

 Extraversion

3.55 (0.72)

3.55 (0.69)

3.50 (0.74)

3.59 (0.81)

 Agreeableness

3.89 (0.54)

3.72 (0.56)

3.85 (0.56)

3.95 (0.59)

 Conscientiousness

3.50 (0.68)

3.41 (0.66)

3.49 (0.70)

3.58 (0.71)

 Neuroticism

3.12 (0.70)

2.37 (0.72)

2.90 (0.76)

2.53 (0.61)

 Openness

3.79 (0.59)

3.55 (0.63)

3.76 (0.63)

3.68 (0.63)

Subjective well-being

    

 Well-being (WHO-5)

58.40 (18.60)

66.64 (13.82)

58.65 (18.97)

57.53 (20.86)

 Life satisfaction (SWLS)

24.21 (5.64)

24.47 (4.98)

24.63 (6.20)

24.85 (6.26)

  1. aMean age is based on year of birth reported at baseline. Data on month of birth were not available