Psychological Well-Being in Married Individuals: Examining Role of Conscientiousness Personality Trait


Meta Damariyanti(1*), Sofia Retnowati(2), Ira Puspitawati(3), Wahyu Rahardjo(4)

(1) Program Studi Psikologi, Universitas Gunadarma, Indonesia
(2) Program Studi Psikologi, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
(3) Program Studi Psikologi, Universitas Gunadarma, Indonesia
(4) Program Studi Psikologi, Universitas Gunadarma, Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


This study investigates the influence of conscientiousness personality trait on psychological well-being of married individuals facing complex life issues. The attainment of psychological well-being is essential for individuals to cope and thrive during challenging times. Conscientiousness trait is known to promote commitment and a drive to achieve life goals, which can positively affect psychological well-being of married individuals. The study adopts a quantitative approach with 144 married participants (92 females and 52 males) aged 21-63 years. The primary analytical techniques use simple regression and correlation as additional analyses to examine the relationship between conscientiousness and psychological well-being, as well as the dimensions of both variables. The results show that conscientiousness has an influence on psychological well-being, and correlates with all aspects of the variable.


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psychological well-being, conscientiousness, married individuals

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