The Big Five Personality Traits and Self Esteem as Predictors of Eudaimonic Well-Being

Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

Mohsen Joshanloo ¹ , Parviz Rastegar ²

1 - B. A. in Psychology
2 - M. A. in Psychology

Received: 2015-06-06 Accepted : 2015-06-06 Published : 2007-09-23

Keywords: Subjective well-being, self-esteem, eudaimonic well-being, psychological wellbeing, the big five personality traits,

Abstract :

The primary aim of this study was to examine the how much the big five personality traits (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, & Openness to Experience) and self-esteem could predict eudaimnonic well-being (happiness). 240 University of Tehran students (89 males and 151 females) completed the Eduaimonic Well-being Scale (Ryff, 1989), The Big Five Inventory (John & Srivastava, 1999), and the Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1979). Results showed that the eudaimonic well-being was significantly predicted by Conscientiousness in the both groups, and by Agreeableness and Extraversion only in males. Self-esteem significantly predicted eudaimonic well-being in both sexes, however, its role was more pronounced in females.