Abstract

CARMONA-HALTY, Marcos A  and  ROJAS-PAZ, Paulina P. Personality Traits, Need for Cognition and Life Satisfaction in Chilean University Students. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2014, vol.13, n.1, pp.83-93. ISSN 1657-9267.

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.

Keywords : life satisfaction; personality; need for cognition; psychological test; quantitative research; chile.

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