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Life satisfaction and the five-factor model of personality
N V Ramanaiah1, F R Detwiler, A Byravan
1Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 62901-6502, USA.
Psychological Reports
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
The hypothesis that happy and unhappy people have different personality profiles based on five personality factors (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness) was tested using 245 undergraduates (111 men and 134 women) who completed the Satisfaction with Life Scale and the NEO Personality Inventory. Analysis indicated that High and Low Satisfaction groups had significantly different personality profiles, supporting the hypothesis.