Recognizing Your Big Five Personality Traits
Your personality affects your career, relationships, family, and even your health. Here’s how the Big Five Personality Traits affect life, men, and women.
First, here’s a quip about personality from singer Sophie Tucker.
“From birth to age 18, a girl needs good parents, from 18 to 35 she needs good looks, from 35 to 55 she needs a good personality, and from 55 on she needs cash.” - Sophie Tucker.
To learn more about your personality tests, click on the book cover and check out Your Ultimate Personality Quiz: 500 Fun and Fascinating Questions by Dorothy McCoy. To discover how the Big Five Personality work in real life, read on…
The Big Five Personality Traits
These major personality traits can and do change are known as the Big Five to psychologists - and the changes differ in men and women. These traits don’t change with your mood; whether you’re thrilled or terrified you’ll still show signs of your Big Five Personality Traits.
1. Conscientiousness. Organization, discipline, excellent performance, and dedication (especially in the workplace) are the hallmarks of this trait. Conscientiousness increases as both men and women age, especially during your 20’s.
2. Agreeableness. Generous, helpful, friendly, pleasant and easy to be around; these social people usually have strong relationships. Researchers found that agreeableness increases during your 30’s in both men and women.
3. Neuroticism. Woody Allen may exemplify this trait; he worries excessively and seems emotionally unstable and anxious. Neurotics are more likely to struggle with depression and sadness. This trait declines in women as they age, and stays the same in men. Poor Woody may be neurotic for life - unless he decides to change.
4. Openness. Honest, available, curious and willing to try new things. Insight and imagination are part of your daily routine. This trait declines slightly as both men and women age.
5. Extroversion. Extroverts are talkative and assertive; they get energy from groups and being in the spotlight. Indeed, being alone and quiet isn’t fun at all. Extroversion declines for women and doesn’t change in men.
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