The Role of Personality Traits in Assessing the State of the Russian Society by Persons with Different Economic Behaviour
https://doi.org/10.26794/2308-944X-2018-6-2-34-43
Abstract
The article describes what indicators of the condition of society are used in Russia and abroad. Publications in which happiness, subjective economic well-being, life satisfaction, subjective quality of life and others are considered in this capacity, are reviewed. The question of the role of personality traits in assessing the situation in the country is raised, as well as the impact of these assessments on the economic behaviour of citizens. The results of the empirical study of 260 subjects using questionnaires, which include questions about the political, psychological, social, economic situation in the country, economic behaviour and psycho-diagnostic tests, are presented. The interrelations of assessments of the political and psychological situation in the country with personal traits and debt behaviour are revealed. Extraversion and openness to experience are negatively, and conscientiousness is positively interconnected with positive assessments of the state of the Russian society. The differences in assessments of the state of the Russian society among respondents with different investment preferences are described.
About the Author
M. Gagarina
Financial University; Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Science
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Gagarina M. The Role of Personality Traits in Assessing the State of the Russian Society by Persons with Different Economic Behaviour. Review of Business and Economics Studies. 2018;6(3):34-43. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26794/2308-944X-2018-6-2-34-43
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