openness
variety, novelting, curiosity. Often seen as someone’s degree of intellect. Predicts liberalism, artistic/scientific jobs, and spirituality.
conscientiousness
isciplined, organized and achievement-focused. Self control. Predicts politeness, hard work, good relationships, and following authority. Have a longer, healthier life.
extraversion
engagement with the social and physical world. Surgency. Predicts flashy clothes, invitation clues, happiness, optimism, susceptible to positive affect, and positive interpersonal ratings.
agreebleness
concern for others and trusting and cooperative. Predicts empathy, social acceptance, prosocial, lower income, and acquiescence (people pleasing).
neuroticism
emotional instability, reactivity. Predicts psychopathology, variable reaction times, self-consciousness, impulsivity, and poorer health and well being.
forgiveness
neuroticism forgives less. Holds more grudges. Agreeableness forgives more, puts relationships above the self.
secure attachement babies
caregivers respond quickly and reliably. Babies became more relaxed and resumed exploring when the caregiver returned.
anxious attached babies
caregivers not consistently reliable. The infant remains angry and resistant when the caregiver returns and is reluctant to return to playing.
avoidance babies
caregivers consistently unreliable. Babies are not affectionate, don’t play much, not distressed when caregiver leaves and avoidant when returns.
secure relationships
long lasting relationships, romantically satisfied, more confident and trusting, more positive attributions of partners behaviour.
anxious relationships
short/intense relationships, hypervigilant, interpret relationship events in a threatening manner.
avoidant relationship
less physically affectionate and intimate, shorter relationships, lack trust and emotionally distant.
how is the big 5 influenced
50% heredity, 50% non shared environment.
adult security and anxiety
35 hereditary and 65 nonshared enviro