The mediating effect of personality traits on the relationship between self-concealment and subjective well-being

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Jing Wang
Ling Qi
Lijuan Cui
Cite this article:  Wang, J., Qi, L., & Cui, L. (2014). The mediating effect of personality traits on the relationship between self-concealment and subjective well-being. Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, 42(4), 695-704.


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Using path analysis, we examined the mediating effect of personality traits on the relationship between self-concealment and subjective well-being. Participants were 291 undergraduates who completed the Chinese versions of the Self Concealment Scale, NEO Five-Factor Inventory, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, and General Well-Being Schedule. Our results showed that both self-concealment and neuroticism had negative effects on subjective well-being, while extraversion had a positive effect on subjective well-being. Self- concealment affected subjective well-being indirectly via personality traits. These findings suggest that self-concealment has both direct and indirect effects on subjective well-being, and that personality traits are directly associated with subjective well-being. This indicates that personality traits may mediate the association between self-concealment and subjective well-being.

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