Correlation Studies Between Big Five Personality Traits, Age and Loneliness

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dc.contributor.authorDalal, Nehaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKathad, Ankitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMasurkar, Sameeren_US
dc.contributor.authorPavithran, Shreyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSoumyanarayan, Tanishaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-10T01:29:30Z
dc.date.available2020-04-10T01:29:30Z
dc.date.issued2018-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: This study investigates variables of age; openness to experiences, agreeableness,conscientiousness, extraversion and neuroticism explained by McCrae and Costa in Big Five theory; andits correlation with loneliness.Methods: Through method of convenience sampling, 15 participants were chosen between age group of 19to 25 years and 15 participants in the age group 40 to 50 years. Big Five Inventory (John, O.P., Srivastava,S.; 1999) and Revised UCLA Loneliness scale, 3rdversion (Russell, D., Peplau, L.A., Cutrona, C.E.; 1980)were used to collect personality dimension scores and loneliness score. Statistical procedure of multipleregression and correlation was used.Results: Results displayed a positive correlation between neuroticism and loneliness for both age groups19 to 25 years and 40 to 50 years. However, there was a negative correlation between conscientiousnessand loneliness for age group 19 to 25 years; and negative correlation between extraversion and lonelinessfor age group 40 to 50 years.Conclusion: It can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between certain personality traitsand loneliness for specific age groupsen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology, L.S Raheja College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbaien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology, L.S Raheja College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbaien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology, L.S Raheja College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbaien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology, L.S Raheja College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbaien_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsTYBA students, Department of Psychology, L.S Raheja College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDalal Neha, Kathad Ankita, Masurkar Sameer, Pavithran Shreya, Soumyanarayan Tanisha. Correlation Studies Between Big Five Personality Traits, Age and Loneliness. Indian Journal of Mental Health . 2018 JAN; 5(1): 32-37en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6652
dc.identifier.issn2394-4579
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/195361
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDesousa Foundationen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume5en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.30877/IJMH.5.1.2018.32-37en_US
dc.subjectOpenness to experienceen_US
dc.subjectConscientiousnessen_US
dc.subjectExtraversionen_US
dc.subjectAgreeablenessen_US
dc.subjectNeuroticismen_US
dc.subjectLonelinessen_US
dc.titleCorrelation Studies Between Big Five Personality Traits, Age and Lonelinessen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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