Correlation Studies Between Big Five Personality Traits, Age and Loneliness

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Background: This study investigates variables of age; openness to experiences, agreeableness,conscientiousness, extraversion and neuroticism explained by McCrae and Costa in Big Five theory; andits correlation with loneliness.Methods: Through method of convenience sampling, 15 participants were chosen between age group of 19to 25 years and 15 participants in the age group 40 to 50 years. Big Five Inventory (John, O.P., Srivastava,S.; 1999) and Revised UCLA Loneliness scale, 3rdversion (Russell, D., Peplau, L.A., Cutrona, C.E.; 1980)were used to collect personality dimension scores and loneliness score. Statistical procedure of multipleregression and correlation was used.Results: Results displayed a positive correlation between neuroticism and loneliness for both age groups19 to 25 years and 40 to 50 years. However, there was a negative correlation between conscientiousnessand loneliness for age group 19 to 25 years; and negative correlation between extraversion and lonelinessfor age group 40 to 50 years.Conclusion: It can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between certain personality traitsand loneliness for specific age groups