PERSONALITY TRAITS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE TYPES OF SOCIAL SUPPORT/STRAIN: A LATENT PROFILE ANALYSIS
2024
Personality Traits and Social Support
Sample size: 6178
publication
Evidence: moderate
Author Information
Author(s): Willard Meredith, Alderson Jacob, Turiano Nicholas
Primary Institution: West Virginia University
Hypothesis
Personality traits predict the types of social support and strain individuals experience.
Conclusion
The study found that certain personality traits are associated with different levels of social support and strain.
Supporting Evidence
- High levels of social support predict improved well-being and health.
- The study identified four classes of social support and strain.
- Conscientiousness and Agreeableness are linked to high support and low strain.
Takeaway
People's personalities can affect how much support or stress they get from their friends and family.
Methodology
The study used latent profile analysis on data from the Midlife Development in the US Study to classify social support and strain.
Participant Demographics
Mean age of participants was 46.8 years.
Statistical Information
Statistical Significance
p<0.05
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