Self-Esteem and Personality Traits as Predictors of Mental Well Being | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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| Published: June 25, 2016

Self-Esteem and Personality Traits as Predictors of Mental Well Being

Bindu Kumari ,

Assistant Professor, Hindu Girls College, Sonepat Google Scholar More about the auther

Rajnee Sharma

Lecturer, GGHS, Untlodha Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.083/20160303

DOI: 10.25215/0303.083

ABSTRACT

Mental Well-Being is an integral part of good mental health and indicator of the ability of the individuals to cope up with daily stresses and work productively. Many predisposed and acquired factors influence the Mental Well-Being of an individual. The present study investigated the Self- Esteem and Personality traits as the predictors of mental well being. The results indicated that Neuroticism, Extraversion and Openness to experience came out as significant predictors of Mental Well-Being.

Keywords

Self esteem, Personality, Mental Well Being

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How to cite this article:

B Kumari, R Sharma. (2016). Self-Esteem and Personality Traits as Predictors of Mental Well Being. International Journal of Indian Psychology 3 (3), DOI: 10.25215/0303.083, DIP: 18.01.083/20160303