Correlational Study Of Personality Traits With Resilience And Life Satisfaction

Abstract

The purpose of the present research was to investigate the relationship of Personality Traits (Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Negative Emotionality, and Open-Mindedness) with Resilience and Life Satisfaction. Sample of 132 students of age group 18-25 years pursuing graduation or postgraduation courses was selected through purposive sampling. Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2-S) by Soto and John (2017) was used to measure the Big Five Personality Traits, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) by Campbell-Sills and Stein (2007) was used to measure Resilience, and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) by Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffith (1985) was used to measure Life Satisfaction. The data was analyzed using Pearson Moment correlation coefficient. Results revealed that there is a significant positive correlation between Extraversion and Resilience also there is a significant positive correlation between Agreeableness and Life Satisfaction. Moreover, Conscientiousness shows a significant positive correlation with Resilience and Life Satisfaction while Negative Emotionality shows a significantly negative correlation with Resilience and Life Satisfaction. Also, Resilience and Life Satisfaction show a not-significant correlation.