PERSONALITY AND HAPPINESS

被引:79
作者
FURNHAM, A [1 ]
BREWIN, CR [1 ]
机构
[1] INST PSYCHIAT, LONDON SE5 8AF, ENGLAND
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10.1016/0191-8869(90)90138-H
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Over 100 subjects completed the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the Oxford Happiness Inventory. The results showed a predicted positive correlation between happiness and extraversion (r = 0.55, P < 0.001) and negative correlation between happiness and neuroticism (r = 0.43, P < 0.001). The results provide confirmatory evidence of previous research as well as validation for the happiness inventory. © 1990.
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页码:1093 / 1096
页数:4
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