Kalpna Deepti Hooda and Prof. NovRattan Sharma
Govt. PG College for Women, Haryana Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana
The objectives of the present study were twofold. The first objective was to examine
the correlation between big five personality traits, cognitive failure, and, dispositional
mindfulness; and the second objective was to investigate the moderating role of
dispositional mindfulness between the association of personality traits and cognitive
failure across its three levels of low, average and high. Method: The sample consisted
of 453 young adults aged 18-30 years from Himachal Pradesh, India. Cognitive failure
questionnaire, Big Five Inventory, and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale were used
for measuring variables. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and Hayes Process
Macro- 3.5 were used for data analysis. Results: Personality traits and dispositional
mindfulness were significantly related to the cognitive failure. Moderation analysis
revealed that dispositional mindfulness has a significant effect on the relationship
between personality traits and cognitive failure across its three levels i.e., low, average,
and high dispositional mindfulness.