A dual-panel chart mapping personality traits and behaviors correlated with high versus low life satisfaction.

A split chart showing two lists of psychological traits. The left side (blue) lists traits correlating with high life satisfaction like 'Am good at many things' and 'Respect authority'. The right side (red) lists traits correlating with low life satisfaction like 'Often feel that others misunderstand me' and 'Often tell lies'. Lines graph the strength of correlation for each trait.

0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 Have a lot of fun Often feel that others misunderstand me Am usually active and full of energy Find that nothing excites me* Am able to control my cravings* Am afraid of being left alone* Rarely complain* Often feel tired Remain calm under pressure Am afraid of many things Am good at many things Postpone decisions Am not embarrassed easily Trust others Hate to hear about the successes of others Am considered to be a wise person Often need help Enjoy cooperating with others Avoid responsibilities* Believe that by working hard a person can achieve anything* Am often bored Like most people My feelings are easily hurt Am relaxed most of the time Have a natural talent for influencing people Often stop working if it becomes too hard Act as a leader Get suspicious when someone treats me nicely* Start tasks right away Let others take advantage of me Make friends easily* Like to solve complex problems Need reassurance Do things in a logical order Find it hard to forgive others Learn quickly Have difficulty showing affection Dont mind others making fun of me Blame others when something goes wrong Love to learn new things Accept people as they are Prefer to be alone Work hard Am easily distracted Enjoy social gatherings* Try to avoid speaking in public Am always prepared* Take risks* Enjoy hurting others Talking with others energizes me Hardly ever finish things on time Push myself very hard to succeed Break my promises Easily apologize when I have been wrong Make enemies Keep things tidy Often tell lies Easily resist temptations My interests change quickly Love to think up new ways of doing things Dislike talking about myself Believe one has special duties to ones family Often forget things Like to visit new places Am an extremely loyal person Cry easily Know how to comfort others Act without thinking Respect authority* Work on improving myself Goes with high life satisfaction Goes with low life satisfaction