The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between the experience of flow on the job and personality traits among preschool teachers. The study was conducted on a sample of 96 teachers from six kindergartens in the area of Primorsko-goranska County, Croatia. Two questionnaires were applied in this study. The Flow Questionnaire was used to measure the flow and the Big Five I...

At the global level of the Big Five, Extraversion and Neuroticism are the strongest predictors of life satisfaction. However, Extraversion and Neuroticism are multifaceted constructs that combine more specific traits. This article examined the contribution of facets of Extraversion and Neuroticism to life satisfaction in four studies. The depression facet of Neuroticism and the positive emotion...

What is the meaning of associations between personality traits and anxiety and depressive disorders? Qual é o significado das associações entre as características da personalidade e os distúrbios de ansiedade e depressivo? In this issue, Freire et al. present data on personality traits in patients with acute panic disorder, major depressive disorder, or both conditions, as well as controls. 1 T...

In this report, past research is reviewed, which suggests that the personality traits of psychoticism and aggressiveness likely moderate the negative effects of violent video games (VVGs). The Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality is then used as a taxonomy to integrate these findings and examine why these traits are important moderator variables. Analyses suggest that these traits likely mode...

BACKGROUND Body image and disordered eating research has focused mostly on the female experience. The present study examined gender differences in the relationship between personality, disordered eating, and body image dissatisfaction. METHODS Participants were 238 female and 85 male undergraduates (Mage = 20.52 years, SD = 4.22) at a Canadian university. Materials included a battery of self-...

To what extent does information in a person's face predict their likely behavior? There is increasing evidence for association between relatively neutral, static facial appearance and personality traits. By using composite images rendered from three dimensional (3D) scans of women scoring high and low on health and personality dimensions, we aimed to examine the separate contributions of facial...