1997•Psychological ReportsRequires access

Life Satisfaction and the Five-Factor Model of Personality

Nerella V. Ramanaiah, Fred R. J. Detwiler, Anupama Byravan

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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.

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Key concepts: Agreeableness, Psychology, Conscientiousness, Hierarchical structure of the Big Five, Personality, Openness to experience, Extraversion and introversion, Neuroticism