Big Five Personality Factors in Adolescents

Abstract

This study investigates Big Five Personality factors in adolescents. The Big Five Model, also known as the Big Five Factor Model, is the most widely accepted personality theory today. The Big Five remain relatively stable throughout most of one’s lifetime. They predict certain important life outcomes such as education and health as well as being influenced significantly by genes and the environment. A total number of 300 adolescents (150 Boys and 150 Girls) selected from rural and urban areas from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, has been included for the purpose of the study. A self-made socio-demographic sheet and Big Five Personality Inventory used for collection of data. The results of the study indicate that there were no significant differences found on the basis of Socio-demographic status as well as Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness.