Page No 57-61
Michelle. M. Narsi and Deepti Hooda
M.D. University, Rohtak, Haryana, India
Psychologists have defined a good life in either hedonic or eudemonic terms. Recent
studies in this field have highlighted an overlooked aspect of the desired good life, i.e.,
a psychologically rich life, defined as a life filled with varied and interesting experiences
that are perspective-changing. The present study explored the relationship between a
psychologically rich life and personality. A sample of 150 young adults with a mean
age of 26.84 years were assessed on the Psychologically Rich Life questionnaire and
the Neo-Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R). Correlation and Regression analyses were
applied to analyse the results. Results show that psychologically rich life correlates
significantly with various personality dimensions. Further, regression analysis was applied
to identify significant predictors of a psychologically rich life. The results indicated a
set of personality dimensions that significantly predict psychological richness in life.
The findings of the current study help in a deeper understanding of a psychologically
rich life as an aspect of a good life and its personality correlates.