TY - JOUR
T1 - Why extravert are happier : a day reconstruction study
AU - OERLEMANS, Wido G. M.
AU - BAKKER, Arnold B.
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - The study contributes to the literature on extraversion and momentary happiness by examining processes that might underlie this robust effect. The affective-reactivity hypothesis suggests that extraverts react more positively to rewarding situations as compared to introverts. According to the person-by-situation model, extraverts should enjoy social interactions more than introverts do. Global reports of extraversion were combined with an ecologically valid Day Reconstruction Method (DRM) to assess time spent and happiness of 1364 participants during 13,973 activities. Multilevel results confirm that extraverts (versus introverts) experience a higher boost in momentary happiness when spending time on rewarding - but not pleasurable - activities, especially when rewarding activities are executed with others. These processes partly explain why extraverts are happier in the moment.
AB - The study contributes to the literature on extraversion and momentary happiness by examining processes that might underlie this robust effect. The affective-reactivity hypothesis suggests that extraverts react more positively to rewarding situations as compared to introverts. According to the person-by-situation model, extraverts should enjoy social interactions more than introverts do. Global reports of extraversion were combined with an ecologically valid Day Reconstruction Method (DRM) to assess time spent and happiness of 1364 participants during 13,973 activities. Multilevel results confirm that extraverts (versus introverts) experience a higher boost in momentary happiness when spending time on rewarding - but not pleasurable - activities, especially when rewarding activities are executed with others. These processes partly explain why extraverts are happier in the moment.
KW - Affective-reactivity
KW - Person-by-Situation Fit
KW - Day Reconstruction Method
KW - Extraversion
KW - Momentary happiness
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/6657
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84897725982&doi=10.1016%2fj.jrp.2014.02.001&partnerID=40&md5=971abac118ee65b0426e251e5ce45e7a
U2 - 10.1016/j.jrp.2014.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jrp.2014.02.001
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0092-6566
VL - 50
SP - 11
EP - 22
JO - Journal of Research in Personality
JF - Journal of Research in Personality
ER -