title: Personality, activities, and well-being: a study based on women in late adulthood.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore comparatively personality variables, subjective well-being variables, and participation in daily life activities in 150 women aged 50 to 82 years with different employment status. Moreover, we also analyzed the extent to which personality and participation in daily life activities accounted for life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect. Results from analyses of variance showed that there were significant differences between women with different working status. Multiple regression analyses revealed that self-esteem, optimism, and social activities accounted for a significant amount of variance in predicting life satisfaction and positive affect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: González-Herero
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: García-Martín
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006802:Human Activities / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010551:Personality; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012649:Self Concept; D057566:Self Report; D016387:Women's Health