The role of personality traits and leisure activities in predicting wellbeing in young people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between wellbeing and personality has been studied extensively, but few studies have examined these in the period of adolescence and emerging adulthood. Moreover, the influence of contextual factors such as engagement in leisure activities are rarely considered.

Methods

The present study employs a combination of frequentist and Bayesian analyses to evaluate the concurrent impact of personality traits and leisure activities on five conceptions of wellbeing (life satisfaction; positive affect; negative affect; mental health; flourishing) in three cohorts of young people (aged 14-15; 16-17; 18-20 years).

Results

Personality traits were the only significant predictors of life satisfaction and negative affect, but leisure activities in the form

SUBMITTER: Asquith SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9636694 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature