Pearson’s correlation between the CBT Skills, the PHQ-9, the GAD-7 and the Big Five Personality (n=847)
SM | BA | CR | AT | PS | PHQ-9 | GAD-7 | Neuroticism | Extroversion | Openness | Conscientiousness | Agreeableness | |
CBT skills | ||||||||||||
SM | 1 | |||||||||||
BA | 0.17** (0.10 to 0.23) | 1 | ||||||||||
CR | 0.11** (0.04 to 0.17) | 0.36** (0.30 to 0.42) | 1 | |||||||||
AT | 0.11** (0.04 to 18) | 0.24** (0.17 to 0.30) | 0.26** (0.20 to 0.32) | 1 | ||||||||
PS | 0.07 (0.00 to 0.14) | 0.20** (0.13 to 0.26) | 0.34** (0.28 to 0.40) | 0.21** (0.14 to 0.27) | 1 | |||||||
PHQ-9 | −0.35** (−41 to −0.29) | −0.37** (−0.42 to −0.31) | −0.19** (−0.25 to −0.12) | −0.21** (−27 to −0.14) | −0.05 (−12 to 0.02) | 1 | ||||||
GAD-7 | −0.24** (−30 to −0.18) | −0.17** (−0.23 to −0.10) | −0.08 (−0.15 to −0.01) | −0.17** (−0.23 to −0.10) | −0.02 (−0.09 to 0.05) | 0.43** (0.37 to 0.48) | 1 | |||||
Big Five | ||||||||||||
Neuroticism | −0.24** (−30 to −0.18) | −0.23** (−0.29 to −0.17) | −0.18** (−24 to −11) | −0.31** (−0.37 to −0.25) | 0.02 (−0.05 to 0.09) | 0.33** (0.27 to 0.39) | 0.51** (0.46 to 0.56) | 1 | ||||
Extroversion | 0.05 (−0.02 to 0.12) | 0.25** (0.19 to 0.31) | 0.19** (0.12 to 0.25) | 0.34** (0.28 to 0.40) | 0.07* (0.00 to 0.14) | −0.15** (−0.22 to −0.08) | −0.08 (−0.15 to −0.01) | −0.20** (−0.26 to −0.13) | 1 | |||
Openness | −0.01 (−0.08 to 0.06) | 0.22** (0.15 to 0.28) | 0.28** (0.22 to 0.34) | 0.33** (0.27 to 0.39) | 0.22** (0.15 to 0.28) | −0.10** (−0.17 to −0.03) | −0.02 (−0.09 to 0.04) | −0.18** (−0.24 to −0.11) | 0.40** (0.34 to 0.46) | 1 | ||
Conscientiousness | 0.05 (−0.02 to −0.12) | 0.30** (0.24 to 0.36) | 0.24** (0.18 to 0.30) | 0.06 (−0.01 to 0.13) | 0.37** (0.31 to 0.43) | −0.15** (−0.22 to −0.08) | 0.03 (−0.04 to 0.1) | 0.05 (−0.02 to 0.11) | −0.06 (−0.13 to 0.01) | 0.10** (0.03 to 0.17) | 1 | |
Agreeableness | 0.12** (0.05 to 0.09) | 0.16** (0.09 to 0.22) | 0.21** (0.14 to 0.27) | −0.01 (−0.08 to 0.06) | 0.20** (0.13 to 0.26) | −0.11** (−0.18 to −0.04) | −0.23** (−0.29 to −0.17) | −0.16** (−0.22 to −0.09) | 0.06 (−0.01 to 0.13) | 0.19** (0.12 to 0.25) | 0.21** (0.14 to 0.27) | 1 |
Values in parentheses show the 95% CIs.
**p<0.01, *p<0.05.
AT, assertiveness training; BA, behavioural activation; Big Five, Big Five Scale of Personality Trait; CR, cognitive restructuring; GAD-7, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PS, problem-solving; SM, self-monitoring.