Big Five traits mediate associations between values and subjective well-being

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Haslam ◽  
Jennifer Whelan ◽  
Brock Bastian
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Big Five Traits

The Big Five Traits as Predictors of Subjective and Psychological Well-Being

2009 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 205-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Grant ◽  
Janice Langan-Fox ◽  
Jeromy Anglim
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Personality Correlates ◽  
Big Five Traits ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
The Relationship

Despite considerable research on personality and “hedonic” or subjective well-being, parallel research on “eudaimonic” or psychological well-being is scarce. The current study investigated the relationship between the Big Five traits and subjective and psychological well-being among 211 men and women. Results indicated that the relationship between personality factors and psychological well-being was stronger than the relationship between personality factors and subjective well-being. Extraversion, neuroticism, and conscientiousness correlated similarly with both subjective and psychological well-being, suggesting that these traits represent personality predispositions for general well-being. However, the personality correlates of the dimensions within each broad well-being type varied, suggesting that the relationship between personality and well-being is best modeled in terms of associations between specific traits and well-being dimensions.

Psychological capital, Big Five traits, and employee outcomes

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongduk Choi ◽  
Dongseop Lee
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Employee Outcomes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Big Five Traits ◽  
Unique Effect

Purpose – The aim of this paper was to examine the incremental validity of positive psychological capital (PsyCap) in predicting several important employee outcomes while controlling for a full range of personality traits. Design/methodology/approach – Using a cross-sectional field study design, the authors collected data from 373 employees in South Korea. Findings – Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that employees' PsyCap is related to their perceived performance, turnover intention, work happiness, and subjective well-being, even after controlling for the Big Five personality traits. Research limitations/implications – By controlling for the Big Five traits, this study was able to evaluate the role of PsyCap more precisely. However, as the data were collected from the same source at one point in time, common method variance is a potential issue. Practical implications – The findings suggest that managers need to focus on developing employees' PsyCap, given its unique effect on the outcome variables. Social implications – By developing employees' PsyCap, organizations could turn work into a significant source of happiness and life satisfaction for their employees. Originality/value – This study identified the broad and unique effect of PsyCap on work and life outcomes beyond personality traits.

scholarly journals Predicting Psychological and Subjective Well-Being from Personality: A Meta-Analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeromy Anglim ◽  
Sharon Horwood ◽  
Luke Smillie ◽  
Rosario Marrero ◽  
Joshua K Wood
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Level Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hexaco Model ◽  
Better Than

Post-print of manuscript published in Psychological Bulletin: This study reports the most comprehensive assessment to date of the relations that the domains and facets of Big Five and HEXACO personality have with self-reported subjective well- being (SWB: life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect) and psychological well-being (PWB: positive relations, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, self-acceptance, and personal growth). It presents a meta-analysis (n = 334,567, k = 462) of the correlations of Big Five and HEXACO personality domains with the dimensions of SWB and PWB. It provides the first meta-analysis of personality and well-being to examine (a) HEXACO personality, (b) PWB dimensions, and (c) a broad range of established Big Five measures. It also provides the first robust synthesis of facet-level correlations and incremental prediction by facets over domains in relation to SWB and PWB using four large datasets comprising data from prominent, long-form hierarchical personality frameworks: NEO PI-R (n = 1,673), IPIP-NEO (n = 903), HEXACO PI- R (n = 465), and Big Five Aspect Scales (n = 706). Meta-analytic results highlighted the importance of Big Five neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness. The pattern of correlations between Big Five personality and SWB was similar across personality measures (e.g., BFI, NEO, IPIP, BFAS, Adjectives). In the HEXACO model, extraversion was the strongest well- being correlate. Facet-level analyses provided a richer description of the relationship between personality and well-being, and clarified differences between the two trait frameworks. Prediction by facets was typically around 20% better than domains, and this incremental prediction was larger for some well-being dimensions than others. See https://osf.io/42rsy/ for Data and R scripts for the meta-analysis and facet-level data analyses of the above paper.

scholarly journals Appreciation (Including Gratitude) and Affective Well-Being: Appreciation Predicts Positive and Negative Affect Above the Big Five Personality Factors and Demographics

SAGE Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401881862 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. S. Fagley
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Big Five Traits ◽  
Big Five Personality Factors

This study investigated the relation between appreciation and positive and negative affect, controlling for gender, age, ethnicity, and Big Five personality factors. Appreciation consists of several aspects, including a focus on what one has (“have” focus), awe, gratitude, and interpersonal appreciation. Undergraduates ( N = 236) completed an online survey containing the Appreciation Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), and Big Five Inventory (BFI). The Big Five traits accounted for 38% and 43% of the variance in positive and negative affect, respectively, beyond demographics. Appreciation accounted for 9% ( p < .001) and 4.6% ( p < .05) of the variance in positive and negative affect, respectively, beyond demographics and the Big Five. The “have” focus aspect of appreciation, which represents noticing, focusing on, and valuing what one has, accounted for significant unique variance in both positive and negative affect. Gratitude did not. Future research is needed to determine how broadly these results generalize.

Incremental Validity of Achievement Goals in Predicting Subjective Well-Being Among University Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Approach Goals ◽  
Mastery Approach

This study examined the role that achievement goals may play in predicting subjective well-being, particularly the extra contribution of achievement goals beyond that of personality traits. There were 371 university students from Nanjing, China (mean age = 20.67, SD = 1.30) who participated in the study and reported their achievement goals, the Big Five personality traits, and subjective well-being (including life satisfaction, positive, and negative affect). Results revealed that mastery-approach goals positively and significantly predicted life satisfaction; mastery-approach and performance-approach goals positively, whereas performance-avoidance goals negatively significantly predicted positive affect. When working with the Big Five personality traits, mastery-approach goals and performance-approach goals showed their added contributions to life satisfaction and positive affect, respectively. These results highlight the importance of considering achievement goals when explaining individual differences of subjective well-being as well as the importance of taking subjective well-being into account when understanding the nature of achievement goals.

scholarly journals INCREMENTAL VALIDITY OF OPTIMISM AND PURPOSE FOR PREDICTING OLDER ADULTS’ DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S314-S315
Author(s):  
Lauren L Mitchell ◽  
Chris Erbes ◽  
Paul Arbisi
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Incremental Validity ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Psychological Constructs ◽  
Symptom Trajectories ◽  
Big Five Traits ◽  
Using Data

Abstract After age 60, depressive symptoms tend to increase slowly over time on average across the population. However, individual trajectories vary, with some increasing more steeply, and others remaining stable. A broad array of psychological constructs have been demonstrated to predict depressive symptoms, including neuroticism, extraversion, optimism, and sense of purpose in life. It is important for psychologists to understand which among these factors are the strongest and most robust predictors. A substantial body of research demonstrates that Big Five personality traits are strongly associated with depressive symptoms (e.g., Hakulinen et al., 2015). Optimism and purpose are also associated with well-being (Carver et al., 2009; Pinquart, 2002), but it is not clear whether such associations could be accounted for by Big Five traits, which are also correlated with optimism and purpose. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (N = 14,021), we tested the incremental validity of optimism and purpose for predicting older adults’ depressive symptoms, controlling for Big Five traits and demographics. A latent growth curve modeling approach allowed us to examine associations with trajectories of depressive symptoms over six waves (approximately 10 years). Results demonstrated that both optimism and purpose are significantly associated with baseline levels of depressive symptoms, over and above the Big Five. However, only Big Five traits were associated with linear and quadratic slope in depressive symptom trajectories. These findings suggest that optimism and purpose are not redundant with Big Five traits for predicting depressive symptoms, and may be valuable targets for intervention efforts.

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