Dimensions of Personality, Educational Status and Life Satisfaction

Dimensions of personality, Educational Status and Life satisfaction provides the much-needed research knowledge in the area of study. The book was written in a reader-friendly manner and it covers several areas of research on personality, education and subjective well-being. It exposes readers to a better understanding of human personality especially as it relates to the Big Five personality factors and it attempts to explain why some individuals tend to be more satisfied with life than others. Many theories and empirical studies on life satisfaction and personality were covered in grouping personality into genetic factors dimensions of personality and environment- related factors of personality . It also attempts to provide research evidence for the reasons why the highly educated individuals tend to be less satisfied with life than the less educated. A multi-stage sampling method was used in selecting participants for the study. Therefore, the book is useful for students in the social sciences, researchers, non- researchers and the general public.

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Olusegun Adedamola Mayungbo est maître de conférences au département de sociologie et de psychologie de la Lead City University, au Nigeria. Il est également animateur de cours au centre d'apprentissage à distance de l'université d'Ibadan. Il est titulaire d'un doctorat en psychologie sociale et de la personnalité de l'université d'Ibadan, au Nigeria. Ses recherches portent sur le bien-être subjectif.