What kind of people are the happiest? An empirical study
This research aims to study the relationship between personality traits and happiness. In research analytical model, extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, Openness to experience and conscientiousness are independent variables and dependent variable is happiness. To clarify the relationships among the research variables, structural equation modelling (SEM) was conducted to examine the model fit and hypotheses. Findings show that extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness impact positively on happiness, while Neuroticism and openness impact negatively on happiness. Present research was conducted from winter to summer 2010 at University of Tehran
Mansoor Momeni
Nader Seyed Kalali
Mohammad Reza Akhavan Anvari
Zeinab Raoofi
