The Interplay of Personality Traits and Social Network Characteristics in the Subjective Well-Being of Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, we regressed three well-being measures (CASP, life satisfaction and Euro-D depressive symptoms) on indicators of personality and social network. Personality was indicated by the Big-Five personality traits, while social network was measured in terms of size, contact frequency and emotional closeness. The analysis also considered personality-network interactions, controlling for confounders. The sample was comprised of 35,145 adults, aged 50 and older, from 24 European countries and Israel. The results revealed that the personality traits explained more variance in the well-being outcomes than the social network characteristics did. However, the interactions showed that the social network characteristics, particul

SUBMITTER: Litwin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10285426 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature