Investigation of the Relationship between Personality Traits and Positive and Negative Affect

This study aims to investigate the relationship between personality traits and positive and negative affect of university students. The study was conducted on a sample of 500 university students (246 male and 256 female) attending […] University in Turkey who voluntarily participated in the research. The participants were selected through snowball and convenience sampling methods. Giessen Test Self-Form, The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and demographic information forms were used to conduct the research. Independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and regression analyses were employed to examine the relationships between variables. The results revealed a weak statistically significant relationship between personality traits and positive and negative affect of university students. The findings are discussed in the light of personality traits and positive and negative affect literature.