Personality and Resilience: An Analysis Conducted on Jamaican Youth

• In Event: 51.077 - Student Resilience in Response to Stressors

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to analyze the relationships between resilience and Big Five personality traits in an effort to explain contributing factors to happiness. We found a statistically significant relationship between personality and resilience, particularly between neuroticism and emotional reactivity. By examining the relationships among happiness, personality, and resilience, we highlight how a cultural phenomenon can inform our understanding of cultures typically viewed as "happier" than others.

Authors

• Laila Y. Sanguras, College of William and Mary

• Darrell M. Hull, University of North Texas