Personality Traits, Need for Cognition and Life Satisfaction in Chilean University Students

The study examines the role of personality traits and the need for cognition in predicting life satisfaction. We evaluated a sample of 235 students at a state university in Chile, using the Five-Factor Inventory (ICF-UTA), the Need for Cognition Scale (NCS) and the Scale of Satisfaction with Life (S...

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Autor Principal: Carmona-Halty, Marcos; Departamento de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Tarapacá
Otros Autores: Rojas-Paz, Paulina
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: spa
Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2013
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Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revPsycho/article/view/1757
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Sumario: The study examines the role of personality traits and the need for cognition in predicting life satisfaction. We evaluated a sample of 235 students at a state university in Chile, using the Five-Factor Inventory (ICF-UTA), the Need for Cognition Scale (NCS) and the Scale of Satisfaction with Life (SWLS). Results suggest significant relationships between life satisfaction, and neuroticism (-0.4), conscientiousness (0.29), agreeableness (0.34) and the construct of need for cognition (0.32), which together explain a significant percentage of variance in life satisfaction of students.