Table 3 Showing correlations, means and standard deviations for the personality variables in the present study

Openness (1)

–

Conscientiousness (2)

−0.12

–

Extraversion (3)

0.06

0.22*

–

Agreeableness (4)

0.38***

0.01

0.12

–

Neuroticism (5)

0.25*

−0.27**

−0.37***

0.17

–

Novelty seeking (6)

0.18

−0.44***

0.50***

−0.07

0.04

–

Harm avoidance (7)

0.18

−0.26**

−0.63***

0.24*

0.72***

−0.33***

–

Reward dependence (8)

0.25*

0.04

0.30**

0.53***

0.31**

0.17

0.09

–

Persistence (9)

0.06

0.62***

0.04

0.02

0.02

−0.25*

−0.08

0.05

–

Self-directedness (10)

−0.11

0.49***

0.49***

0.12

−0.61***

−0.01

−0.62***

0.08

0.23*

–

Cooperativeness (11)

0.38***

0.10

0.30**

0.77***

−0.07

0.07

−0.07

0.55***

0.18

0.34***

–

Self-transcendence (12)

0.38***

−0.22*

0.03

0.28**

0.16

0.27**

0.06

0.22*

0.02

−0.20*

0.24*

–

Mean and SD (±)

158.3 ± 18.36

152.15 ± 24.71

168.45 ± 20.63

162.88 ± 20.86

145.91 ± 24.19

23.67 ± 5.81

15.2 ± 7.39

15.58 ± 4.02

3.92 ± 2.18

25.76 ± 7.13

29.29 ± 6.48

13.67 ± 5.6