U.S. State Resident Big Five Personality and Work Satisfaction: The Importance of Neuroticism

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart J. H. McCann
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Work Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
White Population ◽  
Personality Profiles ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Political Conservatism ◽  
State Resident

Two studies determined relations between state resident Big Five personality scores and state work satisfaction for the 50 states in the United States. Study 1 and 2 personality profiles were based on responses of 619,397 residents to the 44-item Big Five Inventory. For Studies 1 and 2, state work satisfaction scores were respectively taken from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index based on 353,039 phone interviews in 2008 and on 353,564 in 2012. Higher neuroticism was associated with lower work satisfaction ( r = −.49, p < .001) in both studies despite negative recession impacts in Study 2. In Study 1, the robust relation persisted with state socioeconomic status, percent of White population identified in the census, urban population percent, unemployment rate, economic conservatism, income inequality, and political conservatism controlled. In Study 2, the relation persisted while controlling for peak-recession and end-of-recession unemployment rates, 2010-2011 GDP growth, and the other corresponding control variables of Study 1.

How Do People Share Their Positive Events?

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara A. Palmer ◽  
Meagan A. Ramsey ◽  
Jennifer N. Morey ◽  
Amy L. Gentzler
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Positive Events ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Sharing Patterns ◽  
Practical Implications

Abstract. Research suggests that sharing positive events with others is beneficial for well-being, yet little is known about how positive events are shared with others and who is most likely to share their positive events. The current study expanded on previous research by investigating how positive events are shared and individual differences in how people share these events. Participants (N = 251) reported on their likelihood to share positive events in three ways: capitalizing (sharing with close others), bragging (sharing with someone who may become jealous or upset), and mass-sharing (sharing with many people at once using communication technology) across a range of positive scenarios. Using cluster analysis, five meaningful profiles of sharing patterns emerged. These profiles were associated with gender, Big Five personality traits, narcissism, and empathy. Individuals who tended to brag when they shared their positive events were more likely to be men, reported less agreeableness, less conscientiousness, and less empathy, whereas those who tended to brag and mass-share reported the highest levels of narcissism. These results have important theoretical and practical implications for the growing body of research on sharing positive events.

Personality and Ideology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny Osborne ◽  
Nicole Satherley ◽  
Chris G. Sibley
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Vast Literature ◽  
Political Conservatism ◽  
The Relationship

Research since the 1990s reveals that openness to experience—a personality trait that captures interest in novelty, creativity, unconventionalism, and open-mindedness—correlates negatively with political conservatism. This chapter summarizes this vast literature by meta-analyzing 232 unique samples (N = 575,691) that examine the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and conservatism. The results reveal that the negative relationship between openness to experience and conservatism (r = −.145) is nearly twice as big as the next strongest correlation between personality and ideology (namely, conscientiousness and conservatism; r = .076). The associations between personality traits and conservatism were, however, substantively larger in Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD) countries than in non-WEIRD countries. The chapter concludes by reviewing recent longitudinal work demonstrating that openness to experience and conservatism are non-causally related. Collectively, the chapter shows that openness to experience is by far the strongest (negative) correlate of conservatism but that there is little evidence that this association is causal.

scholarly journals The big-five personality profiles: A person-centered approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 1866
Author(s):  
Kui YIN ◽  
Jing ZHAO ◽  
Jing ZHOU ◽  
Qi NIE
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Personality Profiles ◽  
Person Centered Approach

Does A Major Earthquake Change Attitudes and Well-Being Judgments? A Natural Experiment

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 364-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigehiro Oishi ◽  
Florian Kohlbacher ◽  
Hyewon Choi
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Regression Discontinuity Design ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Design Analyses

Does a major natural disaster change life satisfaction? This study is a rare natural experiment, in which roughly half of the respondents completed the survey before and the other half completed it after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011. A series of regression discontinuity design analyses showed that those who completed the survey after the earthquake reported being less satisfied with their lives than those who happened to complete the survey before the earthquake. There were no discontinuity on demographic variables and other consumer attitudes. The main findings remained virtually unchanged when we controlled for Big Five personality traits and demographic variables. Together, the current findings suggest that the experience of a major natural disaster changes their life satisfaction at least in the short run.

Out With the Old, In With the New? How Changes in Close Relationships Change the Self

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan S. Gore ◽  
Damon Tichenor
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Personality Profiles ◽  
Personality Measure ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Concept Change

AbstractTwo studies investigated how the development and maintenance of old and new relationships predict spontaneous and reactive self-concept change. For Study 1 (n = 143), freshmen in their first 8 weeks of college completed a Twenty Statements Test (TST), and indicated how close they felt in their established and new relationships. Eight weeks later, they indicated which aspects on the TST had changed. The results showed that closeness to old relationships at Time 1 predicted fewer deletions to their Time 2 TST, whereas closeness to new relationships at Time 1 predicted more additions to their Time 2 TST. For Study 2 (n = 195), participants completed a Big Five personality measure and closeness measure at two time points. The results showed that decreased closeness in old relationships at Time 2 predicted overall change to personality profiles. Implications for the link between relationships and self-concept change are discussed.

scholarly journals Perceived Well-Being and Quality of Life in People with Typical and Atypical Development: The Role of Sports Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Massimo Ingrassia ◽  
Francesco Mazza ◽  
Piera Totaro ◽  
Loredana Benedetto
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Sports And Physical Activity ◽  
Atypical Development ◽  
General Self Efficacy

Sports and physical activity are recognized as a source of psycho-physical well-being. Therefore, practicing sports can improve the perception of the quality of life (QoL). The study investigated in adults with atypical development (AD) and typical development (TD) if the perceptions of well-being and QoL may depend on the frequency of practicing sports. Participants were 51 AD (age M = 32.98, SD = 7.81; 45.1% female) and 270 TD adults (age M = 26.50, SD = 6.52; 79.3% female) subsequently divided into three groups: 1) people not practicing sports, or 2) practicing it occasionally, or 3) practicing it regularly. We adopted general self-efficacy, life satisfaction, positive well-being, and psychological distress related to physical exercise as measures of well-being, WHOQOL-BREF as QoL, and I-TIPI-R as indicators of Big Five personality factors. Questionnaires were completed online. Practicing sports influenced the perception of well-being and QoL. For the AD group, sporting practice seems to have assumed an equalization effect, eliminating the statistical differences between well-being and QoL measures of AD and TD groups. Associations emerged between Big Five and well-being and QoL indices with some differences as a function of group characteristics. In summary, results suggest that practicing sports is strongly associated with improvements in perceptions of well-being and QoL, especially in disabled persons.

Flourishing in Student Veterans With and Without Service-Connected Disability: Psychometric Validation of the Flourishing Scale and Exploration of Its Relationships With Personality and Disability

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emre Umucu ◽  
Teresa Ann Grenawalt ◽  
Antonio Reyes ◽  
Timothy Tansey ◽  
Jessica Brooks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Student Veterans ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Big Five Personality

Veterans are an increasing population in postsecondary education. Many student veterans have disabilities affecting their well-being and success in college. This study aims to add to current knowledge on well-being by exploring the relationship between flourishing, personality traits, and service-connected disability among student veterans. First, we set out to psychometrically validate the Flourishing Scale (FS) for student veterans. Second, we evaluated the association of the Big-Five personality traits and flourishing. Finally, we evaluated the differences in flourishing among student veterans with and without service-connected disabilities. Two hundred five student veterans were recruited for the current study. A random split-half approach was adopted to perform an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Subsequent to conducting the EFA and CFA, a hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed to investigate the relationships between flourishing and Big-Five personality traits. Finally, an independent-samples t test was conducted to compare the flourishing scores of student veterans with and without a service-connected disability. Findings indicated FS is a reliable and valid scale that could be used to measure flourishing in student veterans. Detailed findings and their implications for rehabilitation counseling are provided.

Personality Traits and Financial Strain as Determinants of Gambling Behaviour among Youth in Nigeria: A Case Study of Youths in Oyo State and Ekiti State

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bankole Emmanuel Temitope ◽  
Adebunmi Oyekola ◽  
Bankole Abimbola Mary
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Financial Strain ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Gambling Behaviour

This study aims to assess personality characteristics and financial strain as a determinant of gambling behaviour among youth in Nigeria. Three instruments were used in the study which include Gambling behaviour scale developed by Jeffery (2010) used in measuring prevalence and pattern of gambling behaviour, Big five personality scale developed by Goldberg (1993) used in assessing personality domain of an individual and Financial strain scale developed by Aldana & Liljenquist (1998) used in measuring the rate of financial strain experienced by people. Three hundred and twenty participants (320) were used in this study but two hundred and ninety seven participants (297) responses were retrieved for analysis. Hypotheses were tested using regression analysis and independent t-test and the result were discussed according to literatures. It was concluded from the study that personality characteristics and financial strain predicts gambling behaviour and also there is sex differences in gambling behaviour. As a result of this, it was however recommended that youths are to be trained on how to improve their behavioural attitudes and should be well guided so as to avoid gambling because it has serious effects on their psychological health and overall well-being.

scholarly journals Hubungan Dimensi KepribadianThe Big Five Personality Dengan Tingkat Kesejahteraan Psikologis Narapidana

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-130
Author(s):  
Nuzul Ahadiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
P Value ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Personality Dimensions ◽  
Women's Prison

The Big Five Personality is one of the theories of personality that consists of five personality dimensions, namely: Agreeableness, Openness to New Experience, Extraversion, Neuroticism and Conscienstiousness. Thirty-five prisoners of cases of narcotics and drug trafficking into subjects in this study. In testing the assumptions of normality of data, showed that the data were normally distributed. This is indicated by the value of significance (p-value) greater than 0.05. As for the correlation test, showed that Openness to Experience significantly positively correlated with Psychological Wellbeing (r = 0.504; p = 0.002). Extraversion significantly positively correlated with Psychological Wellbeing (r = 0.420; p = 0.012). Agreeableness positively correlated significantly with Psychological Wellbeing (r = 0.620; p = 0.000). Constinousness significantly positively correlated with Psychological Wellbeing (r = 0.473; p = 0.004). Neuroticism is negatively correlated significantly with Psychological Wellbeing (r = - 0.479; p = 0.004). The purpose of quantitative research with correlational approach is to know the relationship between the Big Five personality dimensions with Psychological Wellbeing on inmates in Prisons Women Class II A Malang. Further research is expected to contribute to the Women's Prison Class II A Malang in order to carry out the task of coaching the inmates. Conclusions from the analysis of the data is that the four dimensions of personality Big Five Personality significantly positively associated with psychological well-being. Except for Neuroticism personality dimensions are significantly negatively associated with psychological well-being.

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