Impact Of Personality Pattern On Life- Satisfaction Of Adults

Abstract

Research Background: Personality usually refers to the distinctive patterns of behaviour that characterize each individual‘s adaptations to the situations of his or her life. Thus, the enduring pattern expressed by the person in various situations is the hallmark of personality. Life satisfaction is in fact satisfaction of all spheres of life which was described by Sousa & Lyubomirsky, (2001). Life dissatisfaction and disregarding its causes have many negative consequences. Thatwhy in this study, investigator finds out impact of personality pattern on life satisfaction of adults.    

Objectives: The study objective was, to find out the impact of personality pattern on life satisfaction of adults as well as impact of gender difference on life satisfaction of individuals.    

Procedure: For the study, four hundred adults had been selected from the different districts in state of Maharashtra. Out of this sample, two hundred adults (100 Male adults and 100 Female adults) were chooses from introvert personalities and same way two hundred adults (100 Male adults and 100 Female adults) were chooses from extrovert personalities. The purposive sampling technique had been used for the selection of the samples. The sample age range was between 35 and 60 years of age. This study introversion and extraversion inventory developed by Dr. P. F. Aziz and Dr. Rekha Gupta and life satisfaction scale developed by Dr. Pramod Kumar and Dr. Jayshree Dhyani have been used.

Conclusions: It is concluded that, the extrovert adults have found high-level life satisfaction than adults of introvert personality. The male and female adults have found equal on their life satisfaction. Other hand side, there is no significant difference found in the level of life satisfaction among the introvert male and female adults  as well as  not significant difference found in the level of life satisfaction among the extrovert male and female adults.

Application: The present study findings can be beneficial and helpful for counselors, society member, psychologists to understanding impact of personality pattern and type of gender on life satisfaction. Also, these study findings can be beneficial for national and international research scholars