Positive Orientation and the Five-Factor Model

• Authors: Łukasz Roland Miciuk , Tomasz Jankowski , Agnieszka Laskowska , Piotr Oleś
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between positive orientation (PO) defined as a basic predisposition to perceive and evaluate positive aspects of life, the future and oneself and the Five-Factor Model of personality (FFM). Hypotheses postulated positive correlations between PO and extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness and openness; a negative correlation was predicted between PO and neuroticism. Two hundred Polish students completed the following measures: SES (Self-Esteem Scale, Rosenberg), SWLS (The Satisfaction with Life Scale; Diener, Emmons, Larson & Griffin), LOT-R (The Life Orientation Test - Revised; Scheier, Carver & Bridges) and NEOFFI (NEO Five Factor Inventory, Costa & McCrae). The results confirmed correlations between PO and extraversion, conscientiousness, and neuroticism; correlations with openness and agreeableness were not supported. According to canonical correlations, PO shows a clear affinity to the FFM.

Keywords

EN

positive orientation; Five-Factor Model; Big Five; optimism; self-esteem; satisfaction with life

• Publisher: Committee for Psychological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 141-148

Dates

published

2016-04-01

online

2016-05-14

Contributors

author

Łukasz Roland Miciuk

• The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Al. Racławickie 14, Lublin 20-950, Poland

author

Tomasz Jankowski

• The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Al. Racławickie 14, Lublin 20-950, Poland

author

Agnieszka Laskowska

• The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Al. Racławickie 14, Lublin 20-950, Poland

author

Piotr Oleś

• The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Al. Racławickie 14, Lublin 20-950, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ppb-2016-0016