Table 7: Standardized fixed and random effects on well-being.
Note. Male gender, non-only-child status, Band 3 college, and non-Mainland location were reference categories.
The random effect must not be negative, and it indicated absolute variation from the fixed effect.
* p < .05. ** p < .01. *** p < .001.
Fixed Random
Predictor Non-depression Life satisfaction Life meaning Non-depression Life satisfaction Life meaning
Neuroticism (N) -.263*** -.167*** -.198*** .129** .127* .088* ZNEURO
Extraversion (E) .177*** .214*** .231*** .080* .106* .101** ZEXTRO
Conscientiousness (C) .540*** .417*** .575*** .121* .094** .087* ZCONSCI
Openness (O) .379*** .471*** .438*** .048 .118* .116** ZOPEN
Female .200*** .156*** .167*** .024 .113* .078 ZFEMALE
Years of study .080* .107** .173*** .152* .112* .133* ZYR
Family income -.018 .035 .043 .199** .126** .126* ZF_INC
Only child .049** .031* .090*** .053 .057 .077 ZONLY
Band 1 college .177*** .210*** .180*** .000 .000 .000 ZBAND1
Band 2 college .028 .101** .086*** .000 .000 .068 ZBAND2
Age -.170*** -.082* -.083* .196** .146* .155* ZAGE
Mainland -.110** -.057 -.084*** .000 .000 .000 ZMAIN
Acquiescence .019 -.019 -.008 .070 .078* .073 ZACQ
Mainland × N .026 .015 -.014 .000 .000 .000 Zmain_neuro
Mainland × E .002 .007 -.018 .000 .000 .000 Zmain_extro
Mainland × C -.047 .003 .011 .000 .000 .000 Zmain_consci
Mainland × O -.005 .005 -.008 .023 .000 .000 Zmain_open
R2 .726 .621 .735 - - -