Journal article
Unique Associations Between Big Five Personality Aspects and Multiple Dimensions of Well-Being
J Sun, SB Kaufman, LD Smillie
Journal of Personality | WILEY | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12301
Abstract
Objective: Personality traits are associated with well-being, but the precise correlates vary across well-being dimensions and within each Big Five domain. This study is the first to examine the unique associations between the Big Five aspects (rather than facets) and multiple well-being dimensions. Method: Two samples of U.S. participants (total N = 706; Mage = 36.17; 54% female) recruited via Amazon's Mechanical Turk completed measures of the Big Five aspects and subjective, psychological, and PERMA well-being. Results: One aspect within each domain was more strongly associated with well-being variables. Enthusiasm and Withdrawal were strongly associated with a broad range of well-being va..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Preparation of this manuscript was partially supported by a Melbourne Research Grant Support Scheme awarded to the last author, and a Templeton Foundation grant (#50696) awarded to the second author.