Table 3 Canonical correlation coefficients and significance tests for BIS/BAS and anxiety symptoms.

From: Canonical correlation analysis of anxiety symptom and behavioral inhibition/activation system among college students and their relationship with physical activity

Gender

Canonical correlation pair

Canonical correlation coefficient

Eigenvalue

Test of significance

Wilks’

Chi-SQ

F

p

Male (n = 2343)

1

0.418

0.212

0.803

8409.568

18.793

 < 0.001

2

0.130

0.017

0.974

6599.206

3.461

 < 0.001

3

0.079

0.006

0.990

4668.000

2.256

0.013

4

0.059

0.003

0.997

2335.000

2.013

0.090

Female (n = 2619)

1

0.431

0.228

0.777

9404.700

24.331

 < 0.001

2

0.157

0.025

0.954

7379.852

6.878

 < 0.001

3

0.138

0.019

0.978

5220.000

5.834

 < 0.001

4

0.054

0.003

0.997

2611.000

1.937

0.102