| Literature DB >> 24215958 |
Danilo Garcia1, Ali A Nima, Trevor Archer.
Abstract
The present study investigated the relationship between personality and Subjective Well-Being in a sample of 135 Salvadorian adolescents and young adults (age mean = 21.88 sd. = 4.70). Personality was assessed through self-reports using the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised. Subjective Well-Being was also self-reported using the Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule and the Satisfaction With Life Scale. Structural equation modeling was used to determine relationships between personality and Subjective Well-Being. Regarding temperament dimensions, Harm Avoidance was positively associated to negative affect and negatively associated to positive affect, while Persistence was positively associated to positive affect. Regarding character dimensions, only Self-directedness was related to Subjective Well-Being: positively related to life satisfaction and positive affect. The results presented here mirror findings using the temperament and character model of personality among European and North American adolescents.Keywords: Adolescents; Character; Subjective well-being; TCI-R; Temperament
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24215958 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.08.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Adolesc ISSN: 0140-1971