Table 2 Results of multilevel autoregressive models estimating emotional inertia and its associations with baseline level of subjective well-being model results

Autoregressive only

Raw

mean

2.01***

1.79

2.14

2.90***

2.75

3.06

inertia

.45***

.34

.55

.38***

.24

.52

Standardized

mean

1.74***

0.95

3.62

1.26***

0.66

2.21

inertia

.44***

.35

.53

.38***

.23

.51

Satisfaction with life

mean

− .44***

− .72

− .18

.54***

.36

.93

inertia

.03

− .25

.32

.08

− .19

.38

Negative affect

mean

.23

− .04

.48

− .21

− .46

.01

inertia

.16

− .16

.51

.01

− .33

.24

Positive affect

mean

− .31***

− .61

− .03

.48***

.29

.84

inertia

− .26

− .59

.00

− .22

− .51

.02