scholarly journals Positive Orientation and the Five-Factor Model

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Roland Miciuk ◽  
Tomasz Jankowski ◽  
Agnieszka Laskowska ◽  
Piotr Oleś
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Positive Orientation ◽  
Canonical Correlations ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Neo Five Factor Inventory ◽  
Positive Correlations

Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between positive orientation (PO) defined as a basic predisposition to perceive and evaluate positive aspects of life, the future and oneself and the Five-Factor Model of personality (FFM). Hypotheses postulated positive correlations between PO and extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness; a negative correlation was predicted between PO and neuroticism. Two hundred Polish students completed the following measures: SES (Self-Esteem Scale, Rosenberg), SWLS (The Satisfaction with Life Scale; Diener, Emmons, Larson & Griffin), LOT-R (The Life Orientation Test - Revised; Scheier, Carver & Bridges) and NEOFFI (NEO Five Factor Inventory, Costa & McCrae). The results confirmed correlations between PO and extraversion, conscientiousness, and neuroticism; correlations with openness and agreeableness were not supported. According to canonical correlations, PO shows a clear affinity to the FFM.

Life Satisfaction and the Five-Factor Model of Personality

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1208-1210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nerella V. Ramanaiah ◽  
Fred R. J. Detwiler ◽  
Anupama Byravan
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Personality Profiles ◽  
Inventory Analysis ◽  
Neo Personality Inventory ◽  
Life Scale

The hypothesis that happy and unhappy people have different personality profiles based on five personality factors (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness) was tested using 245 undergraduates (111 men and 134 women) who completed the Satisfaction with Life Scale and the NEO Personality Inventory. Analysis indicated that High and Low Satisfaction groups had significantly different personality profiles, supporting the hypothesis.

Relationship between happiness and personality variables

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S210-S210 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Baqer
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Positive Correlations

IntroductionThe focus of interest in this study is to investigate the relationship between happiness and optimism, satisfaction with life, hope, depression, and anxiety. Many efficient instruments have been used in this study, however there is no study until this date that has used the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) within Arabic countries and Kuwaiti samples specifically.ObjectivesThe aim of the study is to investigate the correlations between happiness and optimism, satisfaction with life, hope, depression and anxiety.MethodsThe sample consisted of 510 students from Kuwait University, 270 females and 240 males, with a mean age of 22.8 (SD = 4.1). The OHQ 0.90 alpha was administered to participants, in addition to the Arabic version of Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) 0.70, The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) 0.78, The Hope Scale (AHS) 0.60, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) 0.87 and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) 0.95. Correlations were used in this study.ResultsThe results revealed that all the correlations between OHQ and other scales were significant. Positive correlations have been found with LOT-R r = 0.50, SWLS r = 0.44, and AHS r = 0.39, while there were negative correlations with BDI-II r = −0.38 and BAI r = −0.17.ConclusionIt was concluded that happiness correlates positively with other personality variables: optimism, satisfaction with life and hope, while it correlates negatively with Depression and Anxiety.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.

Psychometric Properties of Farsi Version of the Wish to be Dead Scale

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboubeh Dadfar ◽  
David Lester ◽  
Mohammad Kazem Atef Vahid ◽  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Psychological Distress Scale ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
Farsi Version

The Wish to be Dead Scale (WDS) is a new scale to measure precursors to suicidal ideation, and the aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric characteristics of a Farsi version of the WDS. The sample was a convenience sample of 145 Iranian female undergraduates and postgraduates selected from different faculties at Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Using a principal component analysis and a varimax rotation with Kaiser normalization, three factors were identified and labeled: (a) lack of purpose and usefulness in life, (b) lack of interest in living, and (c) fantasizing about being dead. The WDS had good inter-item and test–retest reliability and significant positive correlations with scores on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale-10 and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and negative correlations with scores on the Adult Hope Scale, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, the Love of Life Scale, the Life Orientation Test, and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. We conclude that the WDS may prove to be useful in clinical practice and research into suicide.

Measures of Mental Health and a Five Factor Theory of Personality

1998 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 371-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Compton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Social Interest ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Self Actualization

Principal components analyses were calculated with intercorrelations of scores on scales measuring mental health and the five-factor model of personality on a sample of 296 university students. Mental health was measured with Affect Balance scale, Happiness Measure, Satisfaction with Life scale, Life Orientation test, Short Index of Self-actualization, Social Interest scale, and the Self-control Schedule, along with subscales from Scales of Psychological Well-being, Openness to Experience scale, and the Perceived Self Questionnaire. The five-factor model was measured with the Interpersonal Adjective Scale Revised–B5. Separate analyses for both the traditional five-factor model and the expanded interpersonal circumplex model of personality gave six-factor solutions. Scores on scales measuring subjective well-being, openness, and social interest loaded on the same factors as Neuroticism, Openness to Experience, and Agreeableness, respectively. Scales that measured autonomy and self-actualization formed a factor that was separate from the five-factor model.

Testing the factorial invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale across Chinese adolescents .

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daoyang Wang ◽  
Mingming Hu ◽  
Qinfang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Factorial Invariance ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Chinese Adolescent ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
High Internal Consistency

We tested the factorial invariance of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) across 2,178 rural, urban, and rural-to-urban Chinese adolescent students from middle schools and universities. We examined the psychometric properties of the SWLS and tested a 1-factor model with each of the rural, urban, and rural-to-urban groups. Multigroup analysis results revealed configural, weak, strong, and strict invariance of the SWLS across the groups, and also factorial invariance, factorial covariance, and latent mean invariance. The results showed that the SWLS had high internal consistency reliability and supported the single-factor structure. In addition, they showed that the gap in satisfaction with life between rural and urban populations in China may have diminished.

scholarly journals Relationship between Religiosity and Life Satisfaction in Undergraduate Students at Kohat University of Science & Technology KPK Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Nayab Zahoor ◽  
Alam Zeb Khattak ◽  
Muhammad Amjad ◽  
Sukaina Shaukat ◽  
Uzma Khanum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Age Range

The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between closeness to religion and satisfaction in life in undergraduate students at Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST), KPK, Pakistan. A total sample of 100 undergraduate students was selected through a convenience sampling technique comprising 50 male and 50 female undergraduate students. The questionnaires were uploaded as Google forms to collect data virtually from the participants due to the current COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. The undergraduate students having age range 20-22 years were included in the study. Two different standardized tools, Satisfaction with Life Scale developed by Diener et al. (1985) and Daily Spiritual Experience Scale developed by Underwood and Teresi (2002) were used. The data was analyzed by mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s product-moment correlation. The results showed significant positive correlations between religiosity, religious well-being, and life satisfaction. It is suggested for researchers to explore more variables related to religiosity and life satisfaction.

scholarly journals The Satisfaction with Life Scale and the Subjective Well-Being Inventory in the General Korean Population: Psychometric Properties and Normative Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Ho Yun ◽  
Ye Eun Rhee ◽  
Eunkyo Kang ◽  
Jin-ah Sim
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Positive Correlations

This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and the Subjective Well-Being Inventory (SWBI) in a nationally representative sample in Korea. A total of 1200 people completed the semi-structured, self-reported questionnaire, which included five items from the SWLS and 14 items from the SWBI. All items and the total score of both the SWLS and the SWBI showed high internal consistency (with Cronbach’s alphas of 0.886 and 0.946, respectively). The item-total correlation values for both measures were in the ranges of 0.71–0.75 and 0.65–0.80, respectively. There were positive correlations between the SWLS and SWBI (r = 0.59, p = 0.01). The SWLS, SWBI and global well-being (GWB) scores were positively correlated with the McGill Quality of Life subscales (p = 0.01) but negatively correlated with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (p = 0.01). Participants under 50 years old (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.30, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.00–1.69) and those in rural areas (aOR = 1.63, 95% CI = 1.28–2.07) had higher scores on the SWLS than other participant groups. Participants who were under 50 years old (aOR = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.12–1.92), were male (aOR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.04–1.71), were married (aOR = 1.51, 95% CI = 1.13–2.01), lived in rural areas (aOR = 2.30, 95% CI = 1.35–3.91), or had higher incomes (aOR = 1.30, 95% CI = 1.02–1.65) showed higher SWBI scores. This study showed that the SLWS and SWBI have good psychometric properties and could be applicable to Korea.

Psychometric Properties of an Instrument to Measure Resilience in Adults

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J.W. Strümpfer
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Word Count ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Life Scale

A rationale for using a projective approach, in addition to self-reports, is presented. A resilience exercise is described, consisting of 6 sentences describing adverse situations, in response to which participants write projective stories. A scoring scheme for such stories is introduced. 152 adults ( Mage = 34.28, SD = 9.15; Meduc = 14.55, SD = 2.31) working in organizations, completed the exercise and self-report scales. On the basis of initial scoring by two judges, the scoring scheme was revised to clarify some instructions. On a new sample of 20 protocols a 0.87 agreement between two judges was obtained. One judge then re-scored all protocols on the revised manual. A word count per protocol correlated 0.54 ( p < 0.000) with the total score. Scores per story and scores per scoring category, were corrected for word count, using a regression procedure. The 6 stories all loaded on a single resilience factor. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed a 2-factor model to fit the data best, producing factors which measured abstract and concrete aspects. The total resilience score correlated 0.26 ( p < 0.001) with Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence scale (short form) and 0.21 ( p < 0.01) with Diener's Satisfaction with Life scale.

scholarly journals BEHAVIORAL GENETICS FOUNDATIONS OF RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONALITY TRAITS AND SATISFACTION WITH LIFE

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selka Sadiković ◽  
Snežana Smederevac ◽  
Dušanka Mitrović ◽  
Ilija Milovanović
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Behavioral Genetics ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Neo Personality Inventory ◽  
Life Philosophy

The long-term stability of subjective wellbeing has directed an attention to stable dispositions as the probable source of individual differences in the satisfaction with life (SWL). The main objective of this study was to examine the extent of genetic overlap between SWL and personality traits of the five-factor model (FFM). The sample consisted of 121 monozygotic and 61 dizygotic twin pairs (the average age was 24.59, SD = 7.11). Satisfaction with Life Scale and The Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PIR) were applied. Multivariate genetic modeling was performed. The results show the most appropriate fit indices for Independent AE model(χ²/df = 1.41, CFI = .92, TLI = .91, RMSEA = .07, AIC = 17400.81, BIC = 17558.68, SRMR = .10). SWL and all NEOPI- R personality traits have a moderate to strong genetic bases, while the common genetic influences for SWL are 40%. The results show that unique environmental contributions are moderate to strong (from 61% for Neuroticism, 41% for SWL, to 23% for Conscientiousness). Genetically driven tendency common to Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Conscientiousness, underlines individual differences in SWL, and therefore a cognitive evaluation of SWL seems to be substantially based on emotional tendencies encompassed by the FFM. Also, SWL appears to be uniquely environmentally influenced, which implies benefits of wellbeing interventions through the process of learning or adopting a different life philosophy.

scholarly journals Relación entre bienestar subjetivo, optimismo y variables sociodemográficas en estudiantes universitarios de la Universidad de San Luis Potosí en México

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosario Josefa Marrero Quevedo ◽  
José Ángel González Villalobos ◽  
Mónica Carballeira Abella
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Life Orientation Test ◽  
Life Orientation ◽  
San Luis ◽  
San Luis Potosi ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Orientation Test ◽  
San Luis Potosí ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar la relación entre características sociodemográficas, optimismo y bienestar subjetivo (SWB) en estudiantes universitarios mexicanos de la Universidad de San Luis Potosí. Además, identificar qué áreas vitales incidían en mayor medida en el bienestar global y cuánto aportaría el optimismo a esta relación. Se recogió información de 299 estudiantes (17 a 49 años; M = 19.38; DE = 3.19) mediante una entrevista semiestructurada, registrando diversas características sociodemográficas que se consideraron relevantes. El optimismo disposicional se midió empleando el Life Orientation Test Revised ([LOT-R]; Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994) y el bienestar subjetivo mediante diversas medidas: felicidad (Subjective Happiness Scale de Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999), satisfacción vital, (Satisfaction with Life Scale de Diener, Emmons, Larsen & Griffin, 1985), emociones positivas y emociones negativas (Positive and Negative Affect Schedule de Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988) y satisfacción en los dominios vitales de estudios, pareja, salud y ocio (Entrevista semiestructurada de Marrero, Carballeira & Rodríguez, 2007). A través de la Tau-b de Kendall se analizó la relación de las variables sociodemográficas con el optimismo y los indicadores de bienestar, encontrando asociaciones entre género y satisfacción con el trabajo/estudios, satisfacción vital, felicidad y optimismo. Además, tener una relación sentimental se relacionaba con la satisfacción con la pareja y la condición laboral con satisfacción vital. Los análisis correlacionales de Pearson entre los ocho indicadores de bienestar y el optimismo mostraron que todos los indicadores de bienestar se relacionaban entre ellos y el optimismo estaba asociado en mayor medida que las variables sociodemográficas al bienestar, siendo la relación con medidas globales mayor que con los dominios vitales específicos. Para profundizar en esta asociación entre optimismo y bienestar se dividió a los participantes en tres grupos según su nivel de optimismo. A través de un MANOVA se compararon las medias en bienestar encontrando que las personas con optimismo alto y medio informaron de mayor satisfacción vital y emociones positivas, menos emociones negativas y mayor satisfacción en todos los dominios vitales frente a las personas con bajo optimismo. Por último, se aplicaron análisis de regresión múltiple para conocer el peso que tenían las distintas medidas de satisfacción en dominios específicos en los indicadores globales de bienestar, felicidad y satisfacción vital. Los resultados mostraron que todos los dominios son relevantes para ambas variables criterio pero la satisfacción laboral/estudios resultó ser el predictor más poderoso. Cuando se realizaron nuevos análisis de regresión múltiple, incluyendo el optimismo como predictor, se encontró que este explicaba mayor porcentaje de varianza que la satisfacción en dominios específicos, sobre todo en el caso de la felicidad. Estos hallazgos sugieren que el optimismo es un rasgo de personalidad relevante para mejorar el bienestar subjetivo de los individiduos.

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