Are the personality traits associated with psychological well-being?

Authors

  • Iraida Delhom Universidad Internacional de Valencia (España) Spain
  • Encarnación Satorres Universidad de Valencia (España) Spain
  • Juan Carlos Meléndez Universidad de Valencia (España) Spain

Keywords:

personality, psychological well-being, older adults

Abstract

There is little information on how personality traits can affect psychological well-being. Studies suggest that the traits with the strongest associations with psychological well-being are neuroticism and extraversion to. The present study investigated associations between personality traits and the six dimensions of psychological well-being in a sample of older Spanish adults. The sample comprised 224 older adults who completed the psychological well-being scales and the NEO-FFI questionnaire. The results were analyzed using multiple linear regressions. Significant associations were found between all the dimensions of psychological well-being: these associations were negative in the case of neuroticism, and positive in the case of extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and agreeableness. The negative association between neuroticism and the dimensions of psychological well-being suggest that high scores in this trait would be maladaptive for a good aging experience. Positive associations between other personality traits and psychological well-being suggest that they would facilitate optimal functioning during aging.

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2019-07-01

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Delhom, I., Satorres, E., & Meléndez, J. C. (2019). Are the personality traits associated with psychological well-being?. Escritos De Psicología - Psychological Writings, 12(1), 1–8. Retrieved from https://revistas.uma.es/index.php/espsi/article/view/9916

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2019)

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