Question: Correlations IPIP Extraversion Total Score (10 items) IPIP Agreeableness Total Score (10 items) IPIP Conscientiousness Total Score (10 items) IPIP Neuroticism Total Score (10 items)

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IPIP Extraversion Total Score (10 items) IPIP Agreeableness Total Score (10 items) IPIP Conscientiousness Total Score (10 items) IPIP Neuroticism Total Score (10 items) - Opposite of Emotional Stability IPIP Openness Total Score (10 items) Life Orientation Test (LOT) Total Score (Sum of 10 items)
IPIP Extraversion Total Score (10 items) Pearson Correlation 1 .176 .233* -.241* .165 .443**
Sig. (2-tailed) .088 .023 .018 .110 .000
N 95 95 95 95 95 95
IPIP Agreeableness Total Score (10 items) Pearson Correlation .176 1 .003 -.104 .223* .180
Sig. (2-tailed) .088 .981 .314 .030 .080
N 95 95 95 95 95 95
IPIP Conscientiousness Total Score (10 items) Pearson Correlation .233* .003 1 -.376** .169 .353**
Sig. (2-tailed) .023 .981 .000 .102 .000
N 95 95 95 95 95 95
IPIP Neuroticism Total Score (10 items) - Opposite of Emotional Stability Pearson Correlation -.241* -.104 -.376** 1 .100 -.481**
Sig. (2-tailed) .018 .314 .000 .333 .000
N 95 95 95 95 95 95
IPIP Openness Total Score (10 items) Pearson Correlation .165 .223* .169 .100 1 -.010
Sig. (2-tailed) .110 .030 .102 .333 .926
N 95 95 95 95 95 95
Life Orientation Test (LOT) Total Score (Sum of 10 items) Pearson Correlation .443** .180 .353** -.481** -.010 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .000 .080 .000 .000 .926
N 95 95 95 95 95 95
*. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

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1. Using the correlation output provided above, interpret and report the correlations between each of the Big-Five personality factors (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness) and the optimism variable. Describe which of the Big-Five personality factors are significantly correlated with optimism, and interpret the direction and strength of each relationship.

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