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

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• 作者：Katja Kokko ; Asko Tolvanen ; Lea Pulkkinen
• 关键词：Agreeableness ; Conscientiousness ; Emotional well-being ; Extraversion ; Latent growth curve analysis ; Longitudinal study ; Middle adulthood ; Neuroticism ; Openness ; Psychological well-being
• 刊名：Journal of Research in Personality
• 出版年：December, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：47
• 期：6
• 页码：748-756
• 全文大小：1304 K

文摘

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.