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  • Psychology
  • Genomics
  • Developmental Science

Background:

  • Human personality is a complex hierarchy.
  • This hierarchy includes traits, temperament/character profiles, and integrated networks.
  • These networks regulate learning for well-being in changing conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the relationship between personality structure and subjective well-being components.
  • To examine this relationship across different levels of personality organization.
  • To investigate personality's role in positive affect, negative affect, and life satisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • Person-centered analyses were used.
  • Components of subjective well-being (positive affect, negative affect, life satisfaction) were analyzed.
  • Personality was assessed at trait, profile, and network levels in adolescents and adults.

Main Results:

  • Negative affect and life satisfaction depend on personality networks for intentional self-control.
  • Positive affect depends on personality networks for self-awareness.
  • Self-awareness networks underpin capacities for longevity, creativity, and prosocial values.

Conclusions:

  • Personality structure, particularly temperament-character networks, is crucial for subjective well-being.
  • Distinct personality networks are associated with different facets of well-being.
  • Understanding these networks offers insights into psychological health and human potential.