Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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951371 | Journal of Research in Personality | 2013 | 9 Pages |
•We analyzed associations of personality traits with psychological well-being (PWB).•Low neuroticism and high extraversion correlated strongly with high PWB.•Conscientiousness, openness, and agreeableness were also linked to PWB.•Personality traits were more strongly linked to PWB than emotional well-being.
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.