The Mediating Effect of Personality Traits on the Relationship Between Self-Concealment and Subjective Well-Being
Using path analysis, we examined the mediating effect of personality traits on the relationship between self-concealment and subjective well-being. Participants were 291 undergraduates who completed the Chinese versions of the Self Concealment Scale, NEO Five-Factor Inventory, Eysenck
Personality Questionnaire, and General Well-Being Schedule. Our results showed that both self-concealment and neuroticism had negative effects on subjective well-being, while extraversion had a positive effect on subjective well-being. Self-concealment affected subjective well-being indirectly
via personality traits. These findings suggest that self-concealment has both direct and indirect effects on subjective well-being, and that personality traits are directly associated with subjective well-being. This indicates that personality traits may mediate the association between self-concealment
and subjective well-being.
Keywords: EXTRAVERSION; MEDIATION; NEUROTICISM; PATH ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY TRAITS; SELF-CONCEALMENT; SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 May 2014
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