Table 9 Differences between the three cohorts for wellbeing and predictor variables using null hypothesis significant testing (NHST) and Bayesian analyses
From: The role of personality traits and leisure activities in predicting wellbeing in young people
Variable | NHST | Bayes factor | |
|---|---|---|---|
Life satisfaction | Non-significant (F(2, 405) = 0.94, p = .393) | 0.07 | Strong support for the null hypothesis |
Positive affect | Significant (F(2, 371) = 3.88, p = .021) | 1.22 | Anecdotal support for the alternate hypothesis |
Negative affect | Non-significant (F(2, 371) = 0.38, p = .683) | 0.05 | Strong support for the null hypothesis |
Mental health | Non-significant (F(2, 388) = 2.10, p = .124) | 0.23 | Moderate support for the null hypothesis |
Flourishing/languishing | Non-significant (χ2(4) = 3.87, p = .426) |  |  |
Extraversion | Non-significant (F(2, 405) = 0.33, p = .722) | 0.04 | Strong support for the null hypothesis |
Agreeableness | Non-significant (F(2, 402) = 0.30, p = .739 | 0.04 | Strong support for the null hypothesis |
Conscientiousness | Non-significant (F(2, 402) = 1.45, p = .235) | 0.11 | Moderate support for the null hypothesis |
Neuroticism | Significant (F(2, 194.69) = 8.50, p < .001)* | 16.73 | Strong support for the alternate hypothesis |
Openness | Non-significant (F(2, 406) = 1.00, p = .370) | 0.07 | Moderate support for the null hypothesis |
Creative hobbies | Significant (F(2) = 4.35, p = .014) | 1.91 | Anecdotal support for the alternate hypothesis |
Physical Activity | Significant (F(2, 125.45) = 4.37, p = .015)* | 4.39 | Moderate support for the alternate hypothesis |
Socialising | Significant (F(2, 275) = 5.84, p = .003) | 8.55 | Moderate support for the alternate hypothesis |
Sedentary activities | Non-significant (F(2, 275) = 2.26, p = .106) | 0.31 | Moderate support for the null hypothesis |