Abstract
Previous studies have noted that personality traits are important predictors of well-being, but how big five personality influences social well-being is still unknown. This study aims to examine the link between big five personality and five dimensions of social well-being in the Chinese cultural context and whether social support can play the mediating effect in the process. This study included 1,658 participants from different communities in China, and regression analyses were conducted. Results revealed that five personality traits were significantly related to overall social well-being; extraversion was significantly related to social integration; agreeableness was positively related to all five dimensions of social well-being; conscientiousness was positively related to social actualization, social coherence, and social contribution; neuroticism was negatively related to social integration, social acceptance, social actualization, and social coherence; openness was positively related to social integration, social acceptance, social coherence, and social contribution. Social support plays mediating roles in the relationships between extraversion/agreeableness/conscientiousness/neuroticism/openness and social well-being, respectively.
Highlights
Personality variables are strong predictors of well-being, a large body of research has explored the associations between big five personality and subjective well-being (DeNeve and Cooper, 1998; Gutiérrez et al, 2005)
There are few studies focusing on the relationship between five personality traits and social well-being (Hill et al, 2012; Joshanloo et al, 2012), their data come from United States or Iran; Chinese cultural background has been conducted to a lesser extent
The results suggested five personality traits are related to social support significantly, and social support is positively related to social well-being
Summary
Personality variables are strong predictors of well-being, a large body of research has explored the associations between big five personality and subjective well-being (DeNeve and Cooper, 1998; Gutiérrez et al, 2005). The psychological construct of well-being portrays adult wellbeing as a primarily private phenomenon largely neglecting individuals’ social lives (Keyes, 2002; Hill et al, 2012). Previous studies focused on the social wellbeing from the perspective of interpersonal factors, such as sense of community (Sohi et al, 2017), and civic engagement (Albanesi et al, 2010). Less work has examined social well-being from the level of the individual (Keyes and Shapiro, 2004). There are few studies focusing on the relationship between five personality traits and social well-being (Hill et al, 2012; Joshanloo et al, 2012), their data come from United States or Iran; Chinese cultural background has been conducted to a lesser extent.
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