Personality Traits And Self-Esteem As Predictors Of Life Satisfaction In Indian Youth Students
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India is a country where there is a lack of comprehensive studies in the literature on well-being. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between life satisfaction, self-esteem and the Big Five personality traits among Indian youth. The participants were 200 Hindu men and women from colleges and universities in Varanasi (UP), India. After the study, it was found that the level of life satisfaction of female participants was higher than that of male participants. After analysing the results, it was found that self-esteem explained about 18.5% of the variance in life satisfaction and the Big Five personality traits could explain about 14.3% of the variance. We found that the Big Five traits, neuroticism and conscientiousness were the most significant predictors of life satisfaction. Additionally, as per the Big Five personality traits, life satisfaction was predicted by self-esteem. Based on the findings of this study, neuroticism was found to have a positive relationship with life satisfaction and self-esteem. Based on previous studies, we will examine the significance of the data on the relationship between personality traits and other aspects of well-being.
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