title: Life satisfaction and the five-factor model of personality.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 62901-6502, USA.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Ramanaiah
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Detwiler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Byravan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology