Relationship between personality traits, attachment styles and life satisfaction among adolescents

Adolescence is an important developmental stage for every individual as it is a transition period from childhood to adulthood. Hence, many variables contribute to the feelings of life satisfaction among adolescents. It is therefore prudent to investigate what adolescents deem as important in influen...

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Main Authors: Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman, Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir, Fatimah Omar, Fatimah Wati Halim
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Published: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
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spelling my-ukm.journal.102542017-03-30T06:48:19Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10254/ Relationship between personality traits, attachment styles and life satisfaction among adolescents Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman, Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir, Fatimah Omar, Fatimah Wati Halim, Adolescence is an important developmental stage for every individual as it is a transition period from childhood to adulthood. Hence, many variables contribute to the feelings of life satisfaction among adolescents. It is therefore prudent to investigate what adolescents deem as important in influencing their life satisfaction. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between personality traits, attachment styles with adolescents’ life satisfaction. A total of 315 respondents aged between 18 to 21 years old participated in this study. Three standardized instruments were used and they are: the NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) to measure personality, the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Results showed that there were significant relationships between personality traits of extraversion, openness and conscientiousness with life satisfaction. The findings also indicated significant correlations between attachment styles of confidence and relationship with life satisfaction. In addition, results showed that there were significant relationships between most of the personality traits with attachment styles. In conclusion, adolescents who were satisfied with their lives were those who have personality traits of extraversion, openness and conscientiousness and secure attachment style. These findings give important insights in understanding the well-being of adolescents. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10254/1/055-064%20shahrazad%20relationship.pdf Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman, and Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir, and Fatimah Omar, and Fatimah Wati Halim, (2015) Relationship between personality traits, attachment styles and life satisfaction among adolescents. e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Sp. (2). pp. 55-64. ISSN 1823-884X http://www.ukm.my/e-bangi/index.php?option=com_jresearch&view=publicationslist&Itemid=45&lang=en
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description Adolescence is an important developmental stage for every individual as it is a transition period from childhood to adulthood. Hence, many variables contribute to the feelings of life satisfaction among adolescents. It is therefore prudent to investigate what adolescents deem as important in influencing their life satisfaction. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between personality traits, attachment styles with adolescents’ life satisfaction. A total of 315 respondents aged between 18 to 21 years old participated in this study. Three standardized instruments were used and they are: the NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) to measure personality, the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Results showed that there were significant relationships between personality traits of extraversion, openness and conscientiousness with life satisfaction. The findings also indicated significant correlations between attachment styles of confidence and relationship with life satisfaction. In addition, results showed that there were significant relationships between most of the personality traits with attachment styles. In conclusion, adolescents who were satisfied with their lives were those who have personality traits of extraversion, openness and conscientiousness and secure attachment style. These findings give important insights in understanding the well-being of adolescents.
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author Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman,
Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir,
Fatimah Omar,
Fatimah Wati Halim,
spellingShingle Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman,
Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir,
Fatimah Omar,
Fatimah Wati Halim,
Relationship between personality traits, attachment styles and life satisfaction among adolescents
author_facet Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman,
Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir,
Fatimah Omar,
Fatimah Wati Halim,
author_sort Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman,
title Relationship between personality traits, attachment styles and life satisfaction among adolescents
title_short Relationship between personality traits, attachment styles and life satisfaction among adolescents
title_full Relationship between personality traits, attachment styles and life satisfaction among adolescents
title_fullStr Relationship between personality traits, attachment styles and life satisfaction among adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between personality traits, attachment styles and life satisfaction among adolescents
title_sort relationship between personality traits, attachment styles and life satisfaction among adolescents
publisher Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10254/1/055-064%20shahrazad%20relationship.pdf
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