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Correlations for Adolescent Resilience Scale with big five personality traits
Motoyuki Nakaya1, Atsushi Oshio, Hitoshi Kaneko
1Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, 1-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan 565-0871. nakaya@hus.osaka-u.ac.jp
Psychological Reports
|August 29, 2006
Summary
Resilience in adolescents is linked to personality traits. Higher resilience correlates with lower neuroticism and higher extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness, suggesting personality influences coping abilities.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Personality Psychology
Background:
- Individuals face unavoidable hardships during growth.
- Maintaining mental health requires resilience for adaptation.
- Resilience is crucial for navigating challenging life events.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the correlation between adolescent resilience and personality traits.
- To identify specific Big Five Personality Inventory dimensions associated with resilience.
Main Methods:
- Study involved 130 undergraduate students.
- Utilized the Adolescent Resilience Scale.
- Assessed correlations with the Big Five Personality Inventory.
Main Results:
- Significant negative correlation between resilience and Neuroticism (r=-.59).
- Significant positive correlations between resilience and Extraversion (r=.37), Openness (r=.40), and Conscientiousness (r=.48).
- Personality dimensions accounted for 14-35% of the variance in resilience.
Conclusions:
- Adolescent resilience is partially predictable by personality traits.
- Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, and Conscientiousness are key personality correlates of resilience.
- Findings suggest personality influences an individual's capacity to adapt to adversity.
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