Five Traits That Can Change Your Life - Queendom Releases Large-Scale Study on the Big Five Personality Factors
Psychtests.com reveals just how much The Big Five personality factors are key to happiness and success.
Montreal, Canada, February 25, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Queendom.com one of the web's foremost source of personality assessments, is releasing results of their "What's your personality type?" test, based on psychology's renowned Big Five personality traits. Study results, obtained from a population of over 36,000 people from all walks of life, reveal that these five seemingly simple traits have a significant impact on life and work satisfaction.
Along with Freud's complexes and phallic symbols, Pavlov's drooling dogs, and the oodles of theories on what intelligence really is stands another one of psychology's famous and long-standing theories: the Five Factor Model of personality. Otherwise known as the "Big 5", these are traits that form the basis of human personality, namely Emotional Stability (emotional strength and ability to withstand stress) or Neuroticism, Extroversion (preference for interacting with others vs. spending time alone), Openness (seeking out new experiences and being receptive to different views and people), Agreeableness (being likeable, approachable, and cooperative), and Conscientiousness (being organized, reliable and rule-abiding). The basic belief is that everyone possess these traits to some degree, falling somewhere along the continuum. The Big 5 have been heavily researched and shown to highlight significant differences between those who possess the positive aspects of the five traits, and those who fall on the other extreme.
"What's your personality type?", one of Queendom's most popular tests, has had over three hundred thousand test-takers since its inception in 2007. A statistical analysis based on a sample of more than 30,000 people reveal that the general population falls somewhere on the middle on each of the Big 5 personality traits. Average scores (on a scale from 0 to 100) were 55 for Emotional Stability, 56 for Extroversion, 73 for Openness, 64 for Agreeableness, and 64 for Conscientiousness. Gender differences reveal that while men are more emotionally stable and a little more open-minded, women were slightly more extroverted, agreeable, and conscientious. Other research studies follow the same pattern.
Age differences reveal that while Emotional Stability, Agreeableness, Openness and Conscientiousness tended to increase with age, Extroversion decreased. The Big 5 also had a significant impact on grades in school, with top grade students being more emotionally stable (58 vs. 45 for below average students), open (77 vs. 67 for below average students), agreeable (65 vs. 56 for below average students), and conscientious (69 vs. 51 for below average students). Other factors impacted by the Big 5 were socio-economic status (those with an income of $100,000 or more scoring highest on each of the 5 traits), work satisfaction (those who are satisfied scored the highest on all traits), and work performance (those whose performance was rated as good scored the highest on all traits).
"When we see how much of an impact the Big 5 personality traits have on people's lives, it's no wonder it's so popular in the research - and on our site," points out Dr. Jerabek, president of the company. "Conscientiousness, for example, has been shown to have a significant impact on professional success, time and time again. Agreeable people, perhaps not surprisingly, are more popular. We provide test-takers with a personality assessment that gets to the heart of what makes them the unique beings that they are, and helps them realize how their personality impacts all spheres of their life."
Perhaps the most enlightening aspect of Queendom's test was revealed when the researchers analyzed the impact of the Big 5 on happiness. Results reveal that happy people outscore their unhappy counterparts on Emotional Stability (63 vs. 40), Extroversion (63 vs. 44), Openness (76 vs. 67), Agreeableness (70 vs. 53), and Conscientiousness (69 vs. 54), all showing extraordinary differences both in statistical and practical terms.
While there is much of a debate as to whether personality can be changed, it seems to depend a great deal on personal beliefs (i.e. whether a person believes he or she can change). It's undeniable however, that what we think about ourselves and how we define who we are has a significant impact on what we give out to others and the world in general. As Bruce Barton put it, "If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world, it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature."
Those who wish to delve into their personality and learn more about themselves can go to http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=1110
About Queendom.com
Queendom.com is a subsidiary of PsychTests AIM Inc. Queendom.com is a site that creates an interactive venue for self-exploration with a healthy dose of fun. The site offers a full range of professional-quality, scientifically-validated psychological assessments that empower people to grow and reach their real potential through insightful feedback and detailed, custom-tailored analysis.
About PsychTests AIM Inc:
PsychTests AIM Inc. originally appeared on the internet scene in 1996. Since its inception, it has become a pre-eminent provider of psychological assessment products and services to human resource personnel, therapists, academics, researchers and a host of other professionals around the world. PsychTests AIM Inc. staff is comprised of a dedicated team of psychologists, test developers, researchers, statisticians, writers, and artificial intelligence experts. The company's research division, Plumeus Inc., is supported in part by Research and Development Tax Credit awarded by Industry Canada.
Contact:
Ilona Jerabek, Ph.D., President
PsychTests AIM Inc.
http://testyourself.psychtests.com/
1-888-855-6975
ilona@psychtests.com
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Along with Freud's complexes and phallic symbols, Pavlov's drooling dogs, and the oodles of theories on what intelligence really is stands another one of psychology's famous and long-standing theories: the Five Factor Model of personality. Otherwise known as the "Big 5", these are traits that form the basis of human personality, namely Emotional Stability (emotional strength and ability to withstand stress) or Neuroticism, Extroversion (preference for interacting with others vs. spending time alone), Openness (seeking out new experiences and being receptive to different views and people), Agreeableness (being likeable, approachable, and cooperative), and Conscientiousness (being organized, reliable and rule-abiding). The basic belief is that everyone possess these traits to some degree, falling somewhere along the continuum. The Big 5 have been heavily researched and shown to highlight significant differences between those who possess the positive aspects of the five traits, and those who fall on the other extreme.
"What's your personality type?", one of Queendom's most popular tests, has had over three hundred thousand test-takers since its inception in 2007. A statistical analysis based on a sample of more than 30,000 people reveal that the general population falls somewhere on the middle on each of the Big 5 personality traits. Average scores (on a scale from 0 to 100) were 55 for Emotional Stability, 56 for Extroversion, 73 for Openness, 64 for Agreeableness, and 64 for Conscientiousness. Gender differences reveal that while men are more emotionally stable and a little more open-minded, women were slightly more extroverted, agreeable, and conscientious. Other research studies follow the same pattern.
Age differences reveal that while Emotional Stability, Agreeableness, Openness and Conscientiousness tended to increase with age, Extroversion decreased. The Big 5 also had a significant impact on grades in school, with top grade students being more emotionally stable (58 vs. 45 for below average students), open (77 vs. 67 for below average students), agreeable (65 vs. 56 for below average students), and conscientious (69 vs. 51 for below average students). Other factors impacted by the Big 5 were socio-economic status (those with an income of $100,000 or more scoring highest on each of the 5 traits), work satisfaction (those who are satisfied scored the highest on all traits), and work performance (those whose performance was rated as good scored the highest on all traits).
"When we see how much of an impact the Big 5 personality traits have on people's lives, it's no wonder it's so popular in the research - and on our site," points out Dr. Jerabek, president of the company. "Conscientiousness, for example, has been shown to have a significant impact on professional success, time and time again. Agreeable people, perhaps not surprisingly, are more popular. We provide test-takers with a personality assessment that gets to the heart of what makes them the unique beings that they are, and helps them realize how their personality impacts all spheres of their life."
Perhaps the most enlightening aspect of Queendom's test was revealed when the researchers analyzed the impact of the Big 5 on happiness. Results reveal that happy people outscore their unhappy counterparts on Emotional Stability (63 vs. 40), Extroversion (63 vs. 44), Openness (76 vs. 67), Agreeableness (70 vs. 53), and Conscientiousness (69 vs. 54), all showing extraordinary differences both in statistical and practical terms.
While there is much of a debate as to whether personality can be changed, it seems to depend a great deal on personal beliefs (i.e. whether a person believes he or she can change). It's undeniable however, that what we think about ourselves and how we define who we are has a significant impact on what we give out to others and the world in general. As Bruce Barton put it, "If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world, it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of divinity that sets you off and makes you different from every other living creature."
Those who wish to delve into their personality and learn more about themselves can go to http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=1110
About Queendom.com
Queendom.com is a subsidiary of PsychTests AIM Inc. Queendom.com is a site that creates an interactive venue for self-exploration with a healthy dose of fun. The site offers a full range of professional-quality, scientifically-validated psychological assessments that empower people to grow and reach their real potential through insightful feedback and detailed, custom-tailored analysis.
About PsychTests AIM Inc:
PsychTests AIM Inc. originally appeared on the internet scene in 1996. Since its inception, it has become a pre-eminent provider of psychological assessment products and services to human resource personnel, therapists, academics, researchers and a host of other professionals around the world. PsychTests AIM Inc. staff is comprised of a dedicated team of psychologists, test developers, researchers, statisticians, writers, and artificial intelligence experts. The company's research division, Plumeus Inc., is supported in part by Research and Development Tax Credit awarded by Industry Canada.
Contact:
Ilona Jerabek, Ph.D., President
PsychTests AIM Inc.
http://testyourself.psychtests.com/
1-888-855-6975
ilona@psychtests.com
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