Abstract

DELHOM, Iraida; SATORRES, Encarnación  and  MELENDEZ, Juan Carlos. Are the personality traits associated with psychological well-being?. Escritos de Psicología [online]. 2019, vol.12, n.1, pp.1-8.  Epub Dec 02, 2019. ISSN 1989-3809.  https://dx.doi.org/10.5231/psy.writ.2019.0107.

There is little information on how personality traits can affect psychological well-being. Studies suggest that the traits with the strongest associations with psychological well-being are neuroticism and extraversion to. The present study investigated associations between personality traits and the six dimensions of psychological well-being in a sample of older Spanish adults. The sample comprised 224 older adults who completed the psychological well-being scales and the NEO-FFI questionnaire. The results were analyzed using multiple linear regressions. Significant associations were found between all the dimensions of psychological well-being: these associations were negative in the case of neuroticism, and positive in the case of extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and agreeableness. The negative association between neuroticism and the dimensions of psychological well-being suggest that high scores in this trait would be maladaptive for a good aging experience. Positive associations between other personality traits and psychological well-being suggest that they would facilitate optimal functioning during aging.

Keywords : personality; psychological well-being; older adults.

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