Personality and happiness
A national-level analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6206624 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Piers Steel (0000-0001-9223-1057, University of Calgary, corresponding author), Deniz S Ones (0000-0003-1739-8951, Twin Cities Orthopedics) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 767-781 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.83.3.767 |
| PMID | 12219868 |
| OpenAlex | W4237454448 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 103 |
The possibility that national personality traits could explain national subjective well-being (SWB) is controversial, with many researchers arguing that traits are irrelevant to any national-level analysis. The weaknesses of this standpoint are reviewed, followed by a series of empirical investigations. Using Eysenck's 3-factor model (H. J. Eysenck & S. B. G. Eysenck, 1975) and P. T. Costa and R. M. McCrae's (1992b) 5-factor model, the authors found that Neuroticism and Extraversion correlated significantly with national SWB. Lie scale scores were also related strongly to national SWB. Neuroticism and Extraversion incrementally predicted SWB above gross national product per capita. The strength of these results indicates that personality can have stronger relationships at national levels of analysis than at the individual level. National personality traits appear to be unwisely neglected, having considerable but largely unconsidered explanatory power
Agreeableness · Alternative five model of personality · Big Five personality traits · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Eysenck Personality Questionnaire · Happiness · Hierarchical structure of the Big Five · Neuroticism · Personality · Trait theory · Applied Psychology · Cultural Differences and Values · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 38 |
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| Citations per year | 1,73 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 36 |