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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Associations between personality traits and psychological well-being across time in middle adulthood

Asko TolvanenLea PulkkinenKatja Kokko

subject

AgreeablenessExtraversion and introversionSocial PsychologyOpenness to experienceConscientiousnessBig Five personality traits and cultureBig Five personality traitsPsychologyNeuroticismHierarchical structure of the Big Fiveta515General PsychologyDevelopmental psychology

description

Associations of personality traits with psychological well-being (PWB) were analyzed across ages 33�50 as part of an ongoing Finnish longitudinal study (initial N = 369). Bivariate latent growth curve analyses indicated that a low initial level of neuroticism (.75) and high extraversion (.55) correlated strongly with a high level of PWB. Moreover, a high level of conscientiousness, openness, and agreeableness also correlated significantly with PWB. The change factor was significant only for openness: the higher the initial level of PWB, the higher the increase in openness from age 33�50. In comparison with emotional well-being, indicated by general life satisfaction, the associations of the personality traits with PWB were significantly stronger for neuroticism, extraversion, and openness.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-12-01Journal of Research in Personality
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2013.07.002