Table 2 Big Five personality traits as predictors of becoming lonely, for women*
From: Personality traits and the risk of becoming lonely in old age: A 5-year follow-up study
Personality trait | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agreeableness | Tertile 2 vs. tertile 1 | 1.03 | 0.40–2.62 | 0.957 |
Tertile 3 vs. tertile 1 | 2.74 | 1.21–6.18 | 0.015 | |
Extraversion | Tertile 2 vs. tertile 1 | 1.37 | 0.67–2.81 | 0.390 |
Tertile 3 vs. tertile 1 | 0.87 | 0.36–2.07 | 0.749 | |
Conscientiousness | Tertile 2 vs. tertile 1 | 0.62 | 0.25–1.55 | 0.307 |
Tertile 3 vs. tertile 1 | 0.83 | 0.38–1.80 | 0.632 | |
Neuroticism | Tertile 2 vs. tertile 1 | 1.23 | 0.56–2.69 | 0.615 |
Tertile 3 vs. tertile 1 | 1.10 | 0.48–2.56 | 0.820 | |
Openness to experience | Tertile 2 vs. tertile 1 | 0.89 | 0.40–1.95 | 0.763 |
Tertile 3 vs. tertile 1 | 1.34 | 0.65–2.93 | 0.407 | |