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An Investigation Of The Big Five And Narrow Personality Traits In Relation To Life Satisfaction, Hemali Rakesh Patel
An Investigation Of The Big Five And Narrow Personality Traits In Relation To Life Satisfaction, Hemali Rakesh Patel
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The present study focuses on the relationship between personality and Life Satisfaction. I analyzed the Big Five traits, six Narrow personality traits, and levels of Life Satisfaction in a sample of 5,932 individuals. A review of existing literature on other variables that contribute to Life Satisfaction was also conducted and used to measure against personality traits. The narrow traits added variance above and beyond the Big Five personality traits. All the Big Five traits and Optimism, Assertiveness, Intrinsic Motivation, and Tough-Mindedness were significantly and positively correlated with Life Satisfaction. Image Management was significantly and negatively correlated with Life Satisfaction. Results …