This study reports the most comprehensive assessment to date of the relations that the domains and facets of Big Five and HEXACO personality have with self-reported subjective wellbeing (SWB: life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect) and psychological well-being (PWB: positive relations, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, self-acceptance, and personal growth). It presents a meta-analysis (n = 334,567, k = 462) of the correlations of Big Five and HEXACO personality domains with the dimensions of SWB and PWB. It provides the first meta-analysis of personality and well-being to examine (a) HEXACO personality, (b) PWB dimensions, and (c) a broad range of established Big Five measures. It also provides the first robust synthesis of facet-level correlations and incremental prediction by facets over domains in relation to SWB and PWB using four large datasets comprising data from prominent, long-form hierarchical personality frameworks: NEO PI-R (n = 1,673), IPIP-NEO (n = 903), HEXACO PI-R (n = 465), and Big Five Aspect Scales (n = 706). Meta-analytic results highlighted the importance of Big Five neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness. The pattern of correlations between Big Five personality and SWB was similar across personality measures (e.g., BFI, NEO, IPIP, BFAS, Adjectives). In the HEXACO model, extraversion was the strongest wellbeing correlate. Facet-level analyses provided a richer description of the relationship between personality and well-being, and clarified differences between the two trait frameworks. Prediction by facets was typically around 20% better than domains, and this incremental prediction was larger for some well-being dimensions than others.

This study reports the most comprehensive assessment to date of the relations that the domains and facets of Big Five and HEXACO personality have with self-reported subjective wellbeing (SWB: life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect) and psychological well-being (PWB: positive relations, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, self-acceptance, and personal growth). It presents a meta-analysis (n = 334,567, k = 462) of the correlations of Big Five and HEXACO personality domains with the dimensions of SWB and PWB. It provides the first meta-analysis of personality and well-being to examine (a) HEXACO personality, (b) PWB dimensions, and (c) a broad range of established Big Five measures. It also provides the first robust synthesis of facet-level correlations and incremental prediction by facets over domains in relation to SWB and PWB using four large datasets comprising data from prominent, long-form hierarchical personality frameworks: NEO PI-R (n = 1,673), IPIP-NEO (n = 903), HEXACO PI-R (n = 465), and Big Five Aspect Scales (n = 706). Meta-analytic results highlighted the importance of Big Five neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness. The pattern of correlations between Big Five personality and SWB was similar across personality measures (e.g., BFI, NEO, IPIP, BFAS, Adjectives). In the HEXACO model, extraversion was the strongest wellbeing correlate. Facet-level analyses provided a richer description of the relationship between personality and well-being, and clarified differences between the two trait frameworks. Prediction by facets was typically around 20% better than domains, and this incremental prediction was larger for some well-being dimensions than others.

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Resumen: El propósito de esta investigación ha consistido en analizar las diferencias en bienestar subjetivo en 346 estudiantes universitarios pertene-cientes a dos culturas: colectivista (México) e individualista (España). El bienestar subjetivo global se evaluó mediante la satisfacción vital, la felici-dad, las emociones positivas y negativas; considerándose además, cuatro indicadores de satisfacción en dominios específicos: sentimental, estudios, salud y ocio. Los resultados indican que los estudiantes mexicanos puntúan más alto que los españoles en todos los indicadores de bienestar subjetivo. Los análisis de regresión múltiple revelan la importancia de la satisfacción sentimental y con los estudios en la felicidad y satisfacción vital de ambas culturas. Además, son importantes en la predicción del bienestar subjetivo global, la satisfacción con la salud para los mexicanos y la satisfacción con el ocio para los españoles. Los resultados apoyan el efecto diferencial de la cultura en el bienestar, fundamentalmente en su predicción a través de la sa-tisfacción en ciertos dominios específicos. Palabras clave: Bienestar subjetivo; individualismo; colectivismo; satisfac-ción vital; emociones; felicidad. Title: Cross-cultural differences in subjective well-being: Mexico and Spain. Abstract: The objective of this study was to analyse the differences in subjective well-being in 346 undergraduate students, from two cultures: one collectivist (Mexico) and one individualist (Spain). Global Subjective Well-being was assessed through the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Subjective Happiness Scale, the PANAS scales, and also the satisfaction with four specific life domains: affective relations, studies, health and leisure were considered. The analyses have shown higher levels in all the indicators of subjective well-being for Mexican students. The regression analyses revealed the importance of sentimental and studies satisfaction for happiness and life satisfaction in both cultures. Also, health satisfaction for Mexicans, and leisure satisfaction for Spanish influenced global measures of subjective well-being. The findings supported the differential effect of culture on subjective well-being, especially in its prediction through the satisfaction with certain specific life domains. Introducción Uno de los principales enfoques de la Psicología transcultu-ral se ha dirigido al estudio de la clasificación de las socieda-des según el predominio del individuo, o bien del grupo; proponiendo el eje "individualismo-colectivismo" (Triandis, 1980); y a analizar las implicaciones que esto tiene en el comportamiento de los individuos. Las culturas individualis-tas enfatizan la independencia de los individuos mientras que las colectivistas dan prioridad a la interdependencia y las re-laciones cercanas (Triandis, 1995). Para las sociedades colec-tivistas el bien del grupo es más importante que el individual; por lo tanto las normas son básicas. Valores como la seguri-dad, la obediencia o el conformismo son primordiales en es-te tipo de ...