Self‐esteem mediates effects of normal and pathological personality traits on subjective well‐being

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ID21391902
AutoresWilliam Hart (0000-0003-1972-4730, Department of Psychology University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL 35487 USA), Kyle Richardson (0000-0003-4836-0753, Department of Psychology University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL 35487 USA, autor de correspondencia), Christopher J Breeden (0000-0001-5270-6097, Department of Psychology University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL 35487 USA), Charlotte Kinrade (0000-0003-4911-2866, Department of Psychology University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL 35487 USA)
Año2021
Volumen62
Número5
Páginas735-745
Fecha de publicación2021-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaScandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sjop.12738
PMID34013532
OpenAlexW3162152976
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas55

As subjective well‐being is foundational to understanding people, researchers have sought to uncover its correlates. Some theorizing proposes that effects of broad personality traits on subjective well‐being constructs are mediated by self‐esteem; unfortunately, evidence pertaining to this idea has been limited to the study of “normal” broad personality traits and limited measures of subjective well‐being. Here, we provided a more comprehensive test of this theory, and we examined the dominance of self‐esteem over normal and pathological broad personality traits in predicting an array of subjective well‐being constructs. In a primarily college sample ( N = 272), we found that self‐esteem generally mediated the effects of all Five‐Factor Model (FFM) traits except Agreeableness and all pathological personality traits—represented in the Personality Inventory of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders traits (5th edition; PID‐5)—except Antagonism on a set of subjective well‐being measures; moreover, dominance analyses showed that self‐esteem was generally more important than any FFM or PID‐5 trait in predicting the subjective well‐being measures. We discuss limitations of our study along with some of its basic and applied implications

16PF Questionnaire · Agreeableness · Alternative five model of personality · Big Five personality traits · Big Five personality traits and culture · Developmental psychology · Dominance (genetics) · Personality · Personality Assessment Inventory · Personality disorders · Personality pathology · Subjective well-being · Trait · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health Research Topics · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology