The Influence of Major Life Events and Personality Traits on the Stability of Affective Well-Being

Hentschel, Sophie; Eid, Michael; Kutscher, Tanja

doi:10.1007/s10902-016-9744-y

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“…Compared to situational and life circumstances, personality dispositions play a much more significant role in determining a person's subjective wellbeing (Diener, Suh, Lucas, & Smith, 1999;Hentschel, Eid, & Kutscher, 2017;Reyes-García, Angelsen, Shively, & Minkin, 2018). Two meta-analyses have examined the relations between major personality traits and SWB (DeNeve & Cooper, 1998;Steel et al, 2008).…”

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Personality and College Student Subjective Wellbeing: A Domain-Specific Approach

Zhang

Renshaw

2019

J Happiness Stud

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Domain-specific measures of subjective wellbeing are valuable tools for assessing the mental health of college students. In this study, we examined relations between Big Five personality traits and college students' subjective wellbeing (SWB) using a college-specific measure: The College Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (CSSWQ). Using a latent variable modeling approach called bifactor analysis, we found that the general college wellbeing factor was best predicted by agreeableness and extraversion whereas the specific dimensions of college SWB were differentially predicted by conscientiousness and neuroticism. Specifically, conscientiousness best predicted academic satisfaction and efficacy whereas neuroticism best predicted students' connectedness to the university. The results suggest that the profile of a flourishing college student is extraverted and agreeable. This study illustrates the methodological advantage of using a domain-specific measure of SWB and bifactor modeling to shed light on the unique relations between personality and various aspects of college students' mental health.

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Section: Personality and Subjective Wellbeingmentioning

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Personality and College Student Subjective Wellbeing: A Domain-Specific Approach

Zhang

Renshaw

2019

J Happiness Stud

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“…However, although distinguishing patterns exist, these are not clear. This may confirm the hypothesis of adaptation analysed in previous studies, according to which human beings apparently have the ability to cope with life events, both positive and stressful, by always returning to a state of life satisfaction(Misheva 2016) Hentschel et al (2017). have pointed out how certain personality traits such as emotional stability and extraversion have a greater impact on emotional well-being.These findings combine with those obtained in this study with respect to the distinguishing psychological profiles resulting from the various perceptions of quality of life and personal satisfaction.…”

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“…Algunos estudios previos constatan cómo ciertos acontecimientos vitales repercuten sobre el bienestar (Hentschel, Eid, & Kutscher, 2017). En esta línea, este estudio halla evidencias que asociarían las experiencias vitales estresantes con menores niveles de calidad vida y satisfacción personal, en contraposición a las favorables asociadas a niveles más altos.…”

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Papel de perfiles psicológicos, experiencias vitales, prácticas cotidianas y patrones de uso de internet sobre la calidad de vida de adultos y mayores = Role of psychological profiles, life experiences, daily practices and patterns of Internet use on the quality of life of adults and older adults

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“…Concerning individual characteristics, it was said that trainees with high internal locus of control, achievement motivation [13] and self-efficacy [37] have a moderate to strong positive relationship with motivation to learn. In addition, personality in terms of extraversion, openness [38] and conscientiousness, as well as being proactive [39,40], are all significant predictors of motivation to learn. Moreover, a strong to moderate relationship has been found between job involvement [13], organisational commitment [13,41], career planning and career exploration [13] and motivation to learn.…”

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Psychosocial Characteristics, Training Attitudes and Well-being of Students: A Longitudinal Study

Nor

Smith

2019

JESBS

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Background: The first aim of this study was to investigate the influence of psychosocial characteristics on four training attitudes (motivation to learn, learning, transfer intention and cognitive dissonance) and well-being. The second — and main — aim was to examine the impact of attitudes to training on individual levels of well-being. Methodology: This study used a longitudinal approach comprising two phases of data collection. One-hundred and eighty first-year psychology students participated in Phase 1, and 95 students participated in both phases. The participants were required to complete a survey measuring various psychosocial characteristics (coping, personality, work characteristics, organisational citizenship behaviour [OCB] and commitment), four training attitudes and positive and negative well-being. Results: The results showed that specific psychosocial characteristics, particularly the positive variables (positive coping, positive work characteristics, OCB, and commitment) had significant correlations with positive training attitudes (motivation to learn, learning, and transfer intention). In addition, motivation to learn, learning, and transfer intention had a significant positive correlation with positive well-being, while cognitive dissonance had a significant negative correlation with positive well-being. However, these relationships were no longer significant when other variables were included. Furthermore, it was revealed that personality and commitment were the stronger predictors for well-being. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed. Conclusions: This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge, but more research is required to confirm the relationships between attitudes to training and well-being. Future research could also examine these relationships in more detail, especially in the context of specific training programmes.

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The Influence of Major Life Events and Personality Traits on the Stability of Affective Well-Being

Cited by 51 publications

References 33 publications

Personality and College Student Subjective Wellbeing: A Domain-Specific Approach

Personality and College Student Subjective Wellbeing: A Domain-Specific Approach

Papel de perfiles psicológicos, experiencias vitales, prácticas cotidianas y patrones de uso de internet sobre la calidad de vida de adultos y mayores = Role of psychological profiles, life experiences, daily practices and patterns of Internet use on the quality of life of adults and older adults

Psychosocial Characteristics, Training Attitudes and Well-being of Students: A Longitudinal Study

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