Table 2 Autoregressive standardized effects and correlations with standard error between personality traits and subjective well-being

WHO-5 well-being index

 Well-being prospective effects (a)

-0.105 (0.078)

0.203 (0.076)**

0.043 (0.073)

0.097 (0.135)

0.055 (0.075)

 Trait stability (b)

0.331 (0.075)***

0.292 (0.074)***

0.356 (0.072)***

0.440 (0.133)**

0.352 (0.076)***

 Trait prospective effects (c)

0.068 (0.080)

0.006 (0.074)

0.000 (0.075)

-0.150 (0.139)

-0.049 (0.078)

 Well-being stability (d)

0.182 (0.084)*

0.283 (0.075)***

0.283 (0.076)***

0.133 (0.142)

0.259 (0.077)***

 Associations between well-being and trait at baseline (e)

0.404 (0.079)***

0.192 (0.079)*

0.303 (0.077)***

-0.766 (0.100)***

0.085 (0.079)

 Associations between well-being and trait at follow-up (f)

0.467 (0.080)***

0.270 (0.083)**

0.317 (0.079)***

-0.684 (0.097)***

0.190 (0.081)*

Satisfaction with life scale

 Life satisfaction prospective effects (a)

0.139 (0.076)

0.021 (0.069)

0.097 (0.074)

0.066 (0.073)

0.094 (0.069)

 Trait stability (b)

0.199 (0.074)**

0.311 (0.073)***

0.322 (0.075)***

0.410 (0.073)***

0.334 (0.072)***

 Trait prospective effect (c)

0.051 (0.075)

-0.075 (0.070)

-0.023 (0.072)

-0.036 (0.072)

0.013 (0.071)

 Life satisfaction stability (d)

0.305 (0.076)***

0.337 (0.067)***

0.353 (0.073)***

0.323 (0.072)***

0.315 (0.068)***

 Associations between life satisfaction and trait at baseline (e)

0.489 (0.075)***

0.280 (0.076)***

0.425 (0.078)***

-0.430 (0.077)***

0.128 (0.075)

 Associations between life satisfaction and trait at follow-up (f)

0.426 (0.073)***

0.288 (0.076)***

0.427 (0.079)***

-0.547 (0.082)***

0.125 (0.074)