Personality traits and quality of life: a cross-sectional study in a middle-aged Iranian general population

Table 2 Mean value of personality traits in two categories of (high and low classified by median value) quality of life domains and its total score

Personality traits	Physical health		P-value*	Psychological health		P-value*	Social relations		P-value*	Environment		P-value*	Quality of life		P-value*
Personality traits	Low	High	P-value*	Low	High	P-value*	Low	High	P-value*	Low	High	P-value*	Low	High	P-value*
Neuroticism	18.12 ± 7.16	24.45 ± 7.45	< 0.001	16.69 ± 6.61	22.73 ± 7.62	< 0.001	17.14 ± 7.03	23.83 ± 7.22	< 0.001	17.53 ± 7.01	23.17 ± 7.55	< 0.001	16.75 ± 6.32	24.96 ± 7.12	< 0.001
Extraversion	30.88 ± 5.95	25.62 ± 6.26	< 0.001	32.40 ± 5.89	26.83 ± 6.08	< 0.001	31.62 ± 5.91	26.27 ± 5.95	< 0.001	30.92 ± 6.36	27.03 ± 6.25	< 0.001	31.65 ± 5.65	25.63 ± 6.05	< 0.001
Openness	24.55 ± 5.14	24.61 ± 4.76	< 0.001	25.03 ± 5.45	24.31 ± 4.63	< 0.001	24.68 ± 5.15	24.44 ± 4.81	< 0.001	24.72 ± 5.31	24.37 ± 4.77	< 0.001	24.82 ± 5.28	24.18 ± 4.67	< 0.001
Agreeableness	33.57 ± 5.64	31.31 ± 4.98	< 0.001	34.35 ± 5.96	31.74 ± 4.99	< 0.001	34.37 ± 5.55	31.04 ± 4.89	< 0.001	34.05 ± 5.79	31.57 ± 4.92	< 0.001	34.01 ± 5.64	31.17 ± 4.91	< 0.001
Conscientiousness	38.03 ± 5.74	33.74 ± 6.16	< 0.001	39.07 ± 5.75	34.94 ± 5.93	< 0.001	38.37 ± 5.76	34.54 ± 5.95	< 0.001	38.08 ± 5.85	34.85 ± 6.26	< 0.001	38.24 ± 5.84	34.16 ± 6.03	< 0.001

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