HOW DO ADOLESCENTS USE SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING INCREASING STRATEGIES ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONALITY TRAITS?

The aim of this study is to examine how adolescents use strategies for increasing subjective well being according to their personality traits. A total of 246 high school students in between the ages of 14-16 participated in the study 125 of whom were female (51%) and 121 were male (49%). Subjective Well-Being Increasing Strategies Scale for Adolescents and the Big Five Personality Scale were used in the study. Regression analysis method was used for data analysis. According to results of study, the subjective well-being increasing strategies that adolescents use vary according to personality traits. In order to increase adolescent’s subjective wellbeing, this findings should be considered.