Table 1 Descriptive statistics and correlations for benefits experienced, time investment, attitudes, and big five personality traits
Variables | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benefits experienced | |||||||||||||||
1. Cognitive Fitness | 3.01 | 0.61 | - | ||||||||||||
2. Well-being | 3.05 | 0.75 | .43** | - | |||||||||||
3. Attitude | 3.14 | 0.78 | .34** | .31** | - | ||||||||||
4. Activity | 2.93 | 0.81 | .40** | .40** | .42** | - | |||||||||
Time investment | |||||||||||||||
5. Time Investment | 22.31 | 28.13 | .26** | .26** | .20** | .29** | - | ||||||||
Attitude towards brain | |||||||||||||||
6. Belief in Neuroplasticity | 7.58 | 2.00 | .18** | .14** | .15** | .10* | .23** | ||||||||
7. Positive Attitude | 3.24 | 0.57 | .15** | .13** | .16** | .27** | .17** | .07n.s. | - | ||||||
8. Negative Attitude | 2.45 | 0.74 | -.02n.s. | .00n.s. | -.06n.s. | .04n.s. | -.06n.s. | -.41** | .25** | - | |||||
Personality traits | |||||||||||||||
9. Consciousness | 4.00 | 0.73 | .05n.s. | .04n.s. | .06n.s. | .06n.s. | .14** | .19** | .06n.s. | -.16** | - | ||||
10. Agreeableness | 3.67 | 0.69 | .05n.s. | .14** | .06n.s. | .06n.s. | .12** | .14** | .08n.s. | -.04n.s. | .09* | - | |||
11. Neuroticism | 2.71 | 0.87 | -.09* | -.06n.s. | -.08n.s. | -.07n.s. | -.10* | -.20** | .02n.s. | .12** | -.11** | -.21** | - | ||
12. Extraversion | 3.26 | .98 | .11* | .08n.s. | .06n.s. | .08n.s. | .09* | .23** | .09* | -.12** | .16** | .11** | -.16** | - | |
13. Openness | 3.75 | 0.89 | -.02n.s. | .10* | .11* | .06n.s. | .09* | .15** | .14** | -.08* | .11** | .12** | -.11** | .15** | - |