The Relationship of Satisfaction with Life to Personality Characteristics

1994 ◽  
Vol 128 (5) ◽  
pp. 547-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Mook Hong ◽  
Effy Giannakopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Facebook Use, Personality Characteristics and Academic Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Georgia Sapsani ◽  
Nikolaos Tselios
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The present article examines the relationship between student personality, use of social media and their academic performance and engagement. Specifically, this article examines the relationship of students' Facebook (FB) use and personality characteristics using the Big Five Personality Test. This is focused on (a) student engagement; (b) time spent preparing for class; (c) time spent in co-curricular activities; and (d) academic performance. 204 higher education students participated in the study. Results illustrate that FB time was significantly positively correlated to student engagement and time spent preparing for class. Sharing links activity was positively correlated with student engagement and playing FB games with time spent preparing for class. However, sending private messages and status updates were significantly negatively correlated with student engagement and time spent preparing for class. Also, viewing videos was negatively correlated with time spent in co-curricular activities. Chatting on FB and viewing photos found to be the most popular activities. Moreover, students' extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience were positively correlated to student engagement. In addition, extraversion had a positive relationship with time spent in co-curricular activities, although agreeableness had a negative relationship. Implications of the study for the instructors and the students are also discussed.

Locus of Control and Decision to Abort

1984 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 547-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul N. Dixon ◽  
Donald A. Strano ◽  
Welborn Willingham
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
General Population ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Control Construct

The relationship of locus of control to deciding on an abortion was investigated. Rotter's Scale was given to 118 women immediately prior to abortion, 2 wk., and 3 mo. following the abortion. Subjects' locus of control scores were compared across the three times, and the abortion group's pretest scores were compared with those of a nonpregnant control group. As hypothesized, the aborting group scored significantly more internal than the general population but no differences in locus of control were found across the three times. The length of delay in deciding to abort an unwanted pregnancy following confirmation was also assessed. Women seeking first-trimester abortions were divided into internal and external groups on the Rotter Locus of Control Scale and the lengths of delay were compared. The hypothesis that external scorers would delay the decision longer than internal ones was confirmed. The results confirm characteristics of the locus of control construct and add information about personality characteristics of women undergoing abortion.

scholarly journals The Relationship of Supportive Roles With Mental Health and Satisfaction With Life in Female Household Heads: A Structural Equations Model

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nooshin Shadabi ◽  
Sara Esmaelzadeh – Saeieh ◽  
Mostafa Qorbani ◽  
Touran Bahrami Babaheidari ◽  
Zohreh Mahmoodi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
Structural Equations Model ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: Female household heads are faced with many more problems than men due to their multiple concurrent roles. The present study was conducted to determine the relationship of supportive roles with mental health and satisfaction with life in female household heads using a structural equations model.Methods: The present descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 286 eligible female household heads in Karaj, Iran, in 2020, who were selected by convenience sampling. Data were collected using VAX social support, the perceived social support scale, the general health questionnaire (GHQ), and the satisfaction with life questionnaire plus a socio-demographic checklist, and were analyzed in SPSS-16 and Lisrel-8.8.Results: The participants’ mean age was 43.1±1.7 years. According to the path analysis results, satisfaction with life had the highest direct positive relationship with perceived social support (B=0.33) and the highest indirect positive relationship with age (B=0.13) and the highest direct and indirect positive relationship with education and social support (B=0.13). Also, mental health had a direct negative relationship with satisfaction with life (B=-0.29), an indirect negative relationship with social support, and both a direct and indirect negative relationship with perceived support (B=-0.26).Conclusion: Based on the results, supportive roles had a negative relationship with mental health and a positive relationship with satisfaction with life in female household heads. Accordingly, given the status and role of women in the health of family members and the community and the greater vulnerability of this group, further attention and support should be directed toward these women by the government and relevant organizations.

scholarly journals Footprint of Personality Characteristics on Financing Objectives: The Arbitrating capacity of Risk Attitude and the Moderating capacity of Investment Savvy

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 163-169
Author(s):  
Javed Hussain ◽  
Tariq Mehmood Dar ◽  
Neelofer Tariq
Keyword(s):  
Risk Attitude ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

The following study clarifies the role of risk attitude in revolving the relationship between Financing Objectives and personality characteristics and the moderating role of investment savvy between risk attitude and financing objectives by the particular sample size of 200 students. The participants of the study belonged from finance background. To simplify the collected data, the regression analyses was utilized in a flow to implicate the effect upon the dependent variables of the independent variables. To get more enhanced results, the mediator and the moderator were uplifted. Hence by, the results revealed that individuals who are activity, determined, and sympathy towards others are more willing to opt for STFO (short term financing objectives). Whilst, in long run extraversion, openness to experience and agreeableness, and conscientiousness traits are more inclined towards LTFO (long term financing objectives). Moreover, the study further mentions that STFO and LTFO are not much affected by investment savvy of an individuals. Nonetheless, the investment savvy is not really bothered by the relationship of financing objectives and risk attitude.

INDIVIDUAL NEED STATES AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF LEADER BEHAVIOR

1980 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Niebuhr ◽  
Arthur G. Bedetan ◽  
Achilles A. Armenatcis
Keyword(s):  
Leader Behavior ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Nursing Service ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Individual Personality ◽  
Behavioral Studies ◽  
Primary Finding ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

A field study in a hospital's nursing service organization was conducted to investigate the relationship of subordinate personality characteristics with perceptions of leader behavior. Measures of four individual need states (independence, achievement, affiliation, power) were obtained from the subjects as well as their perceptions of leader behavior. The study found a number of significant relationships between subordinate personality characteristics and both instrumental and supportive leader behavior perceptions, the primary finding being that individuals strongly motivated toward self-goals (achievement, power, independence) rather than other-directed goals (affiliation) apparently perceive their leader to be less active, particularly with regard to instrumental supervisory behavior. The implications of these results are discussed with respect to the focus of future research regarding the influence of individual personality characteristics in behavioral studies.

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