Big Five Personality Traits and Life Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Religiosity

Extensive empirical research conducted up till now has confirmed that personality represents one of the most significant predictors of life satisfaction. Still, no studies to date have empirically tested the path of influence from personality traits to religiosity and the effects of both on life sat...

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Authors: Szczesniak, Malgorzata (Author) ; Kroplewski, Zdzislaw (Author) ; Sopinska, Blanka (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 7, Pages: 1-16
Further subjects:B intensity of religious attitude
B personal religiousness
B positivity
B Personality traits
B Life Satisfaction
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