Big Five Personality Traits and Depression among Adults of Rajkot District

Abstract

The purpose of present study was to find out correlation between adult’s big five personality traits and depression. The total 360 sample were taken out in which 180 were male and 180 were female. The research tool for big-five personality, John O.P.S.’ inventory was used and for depression, derogatis inventory was used and for depression, degogatis’ inventory was used for the purpose of analysis. The Karl – Pearson ‘r’ was used. Present study reveals the result that there is significant correlation between depression and extroversion and also significant correlation between depression and agreeableness but there is no significant correlation between depression and conscientiousness and also neuroticism and openness.