Extraversion and Neuroticism Mediate Associations Between Openness, Conscientiousness, and Agreeableness and Affective Well-Being

Rui-Ping Zhang () and Li Tsingan

Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014, vol. 15, issue 6, 1377-1388

Abstract: It is recognized that personality traits are strong predictors of affective well-being. However, it is not clear how the Big Five personality traits significantly contribute to positive and negative affect. The aim of the present study was to determine whether extraversion and neuroticism mediate the relationships between openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness and affective well-being. A sample of 238 undergraduates completed the Big Five Inventory and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. The results indicated that extraversion fully mediated the effect of openness on positive affect and that neuroticism fully mediated the influence of openness and conscientiousness on negative affect, while agreeableness had a direct effect on positive and negative affect, with only partial mediation via extraversion and neuroticism, separately. These results partially support the notion that extraversion and neuroticism have a temperamental effect on positive and negative affect and that openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness have an instrumental effect on affective well-being. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

Keywords: Big Five personality traits; Temperamental effect; Instrumental effect; Positive affect; Negative affect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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