Self-Esteem, Extraversion, Neuroticism and Health As Predictors of Quality of Life

Abstract

The study verified self-esteem, extraversion, neuroticism and health as predictors of subjectively-assessed quality of life. The sample included 109 adolescents (69 healthy adolescents and 40 adolescents with upper respiratory tract disease). The research tools used were WHOQOL-BREF (WHO, 1998), Rosenberg´s self-esteem scale (Rosenberg, 1965) and NEO-FFI personality questionnaire (Hřebíčková et al., 2002). The results were processed using the multiple linear regression analysis stepwise method. Health was not found to be a predictor of subjectively-assessed quality of life in the research sample. Self-esteem was found to be a predictor of psychological (48% of variance) and environmental (25% of variance) quality of life. Neuroticism was confirmed as a predictor only for physical quality of life (8% of variance). Extraversion was established as a universal predictor for all the aspects of quality of life measured: physical (20% of variance), psychological (8% of variance) and environmental (10% of variance).

Identifyng the relationships between personality traits and non-cognitive skills

“…An important factor in understanding the correlation between the two variables is self-esteem. According to several studies (Robinson & Tracy, 2001), (Haugen, Safvenbom, & Ommundsen, 2011), (Gilani & Dashipour, 2016) and (Mikulášková & Babincak, 2015) both extraversion and holding the physical abilities register a positive correlation with high selfesteem. Of course, this high self-esteem facilitates the initiation and establishment of interpersonal relationships in the case of an extraverted, as well as its need to be at the center of attention and to be remarked in various situations.…”