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Women's well‐being: The role of individual differences
Author(s) -
DIJKSTRA PIETERNEL,
BARELDS DICK P. H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2009.00711.x
Subject(s) - psychology , extraversion and introversion , neuroticism , personality , psychological well being , well being , big five personality traits , social psychology , developmental psychology , vulnerability (computing) , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , computer security , computer science
The present study examined the relationship between physical and psychological well‐being, personality characteristics and demographic variables related to motherhood, work and marital status in a sample of 3,723 Dutch women. Analysis revealed several interesting relationships. First, whereas neuroticism was negatively related to both physical and psychological well‐being, extraversion was positively related to well‐being. Second, a clear positive relationship emerged between work participation and both types of well‐being. Results are discussed in terms of the vulnerability stress model.