THE DIFFERENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING BASED ON BIG FIVE PERSONALITY AMONG NEW STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MALANG, INDONESIA

Abstract

Understanding Psychological well-being and personality of students are important today. This research aims to analysis differences of psychological well-being based on big five personality among new students. There are 120 respondents involved as sample using purposive sampling technique. Psychological Well-Being Scale from Ryff & Singer (1996) was used and Ten Item Personality Inventory from Gosling (2003). The finding of study showed that new students have low psychological well-being and have dominant trait of openness on big five personality. There is difference psychological well-being based on big five personality among new students and predictor for the psychological well-being new students.