title: [Activity involvement and extraversion as predictors of psychological wellbeing in older people].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The relationship between extraversion and wellbeing has been discussed in the literature, however, the impact that this trait has on the wellbeing of older people has been studied to a lesser extent. The relationship between extraversion, participation in activities and psychological wellbeing in older people is analysed in this study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample comprised 139 individuals over 55 years from rural and urban areas of the province of Granada who completed the extraversion subscale of the NEO-FFI and the Ryff Scales of the Psychological Wellbeing, as well as responding to questions that evaluated their social participation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A greater social participation was found in rural areas and among women. The activities more frequently performed by the participants were educational and religious activities, walking, everyday chores, crafts, and home improvements. A low positive correlation between extraversion and wellbeing was observed. The multiple regression analysis revealed that extraversion explained 19.9% of the variance in psychological wellbeing, which increased to 25.3% when social participation, gender, and the origin of the sample were considered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychological wellbeing appears to be associated with personality traits, such as extraversion. In addition this personality trait is linked to the number and type of activities the elderly perform which also contributes to wellbeing in old age.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación, Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Burgos, Burgos, España. Electronic address: lrrubio@ubu.es.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rubio
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Cristina G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Dumitrache
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
authors.forename: Ramona
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rubio-Herrera
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D005120:Extraversion, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality
keywords: Bienestar; Extraversion; Extraversión; Mayores; Older adults; Participación; Participation; Personalidad; Personality; Wellbeing