Conscientiousness and tolerance for novelty show small negative associations with well-being decline; other uncertainty-tolerance facets do not¶

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q2 i1 Conscientiousness (r = –.21, p < .01) and tolerance for novelty (r = –.16, p < .05) correlated negatively with well-being decline, while tolerance for complexity, insolubility, and the general index showed no statistically significant associations. → Zavhorodnia 2026

Evidence¶

Zavhorodnia 2026¶

Zavhorodnia, O. V., & Shepelova, M. V. (2026). Big Five Traits and Tolerance for Uncertainty as Protective Factors of Subjective Well-Being of Students in Martial Law Conditions. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.17767

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Pearson correlations in the 147-student sample (Table 2). For uncertainty tolerance, the authors report "Only tolerance for novelty demonstrated a statistically significant negative association with a decline in well-being (r = –.16, p < .05)"; other facets were non-significant.

"Conscientiousness showed a moderate, statistically significant negative association with a decline in well-being (r = –.21, p < .01), consistent with the hypothesis regarding its adaptive function under stress"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Personality Traits — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

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• Openness protects against well-being decline only when emotional stability is average or high — related
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