Extraversion correlates negatively with well-being decline in wartime students, though less strongly than emotional stability¶

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q2 i1 Extraversion showed a statistically significant negative association with decline in subjective well-being (r = –.27, p < .01), to a lesser extent than emotional stability. → 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 correlation in the 147-student wartime sample (Table 2). The authors report extraversion is not a primary predictor here, as its correlation is less significant than emotional stability's, possibly due to crisis conditions.

"Extraversion also showed a significant association (r = –.27, p < .01), although to a lesser extent"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

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

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