Table 2 Correlation matrix of all variables at Times 1, 2 and 3

1. Satisfaction

Time

1

2

3

2. Extroversion

Time

1

.65

2

.56

3

.46

3. Neuroticism

Time

1

-.74

-.42

2

-.56

3

-.39

4. Self-Esteem

Time

1

.71

.38

-.67

2

.75

.36

-.59

3

.62

.37

-.48

5. Optimism

Time

1

.56

.43

-.48

.57

2

.69

.50

-.43

.64

3

.70

.45

-.27

.59

6. Prim. Control

Time

1

.54

.55

-.37

.49

.61

2

.44

.32

-.19

.52

.52

3

.58

.37

-.12

.50

.63

7. Sec. Control

Time

1

-.26

-.28

.28

-.10

-.10

-.21

2

-.32

-.26

.30

-.37

-.28

-.16

3

-.19

-.17

.18

-.43

-.06

-.22

8. Pos. Affect

Time

1

.38

.50

-.38

.31

.40

.48

-.10

2

.47

.28

.04

.35

.52

.40

.14

3

.38

.29

-.03

.50

.35

.46

-.37

9. Neg. Affect

Time

1

-.48

-.30

.55

-.43

-.30

-.37

-.06

-.39

2

-.19

-.09

.34

-.11

-.28

.04

.03

-.21

3

-.23

-.23

.28

-.35

-.13

-.17

.27

-.36

10. Cog. Flex.

Time

1

.24

.33

-.20

.38

.26

.21

.01

.38

.02

2

.49

.48

-.24

.40

.46

.42

-.23

.24

.10

3

.54

.33

-.11

.47

.72

.66

-.09

.29

-.08