FAQ > About Subjective Well-Being (Happiness and Life Satisfaction), by Dr. Diener > Q: What types of personality predispositions are important?
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A: Few would be surprised to learn that neurotic people are less happy. After all, neuroticism is the propensity to experience negative emotions. Our data repeatedly also show that extraverts are happier. But they are happier in a certain way - they experience on average more positive emotions. Extraverts do not necessarily experience less negative emotions; it is just that they experience pleasant affect more.
Last updated on September 14, 2007 by Dr. Walt