A Study on the Relationship between Subjective Well-Being and Neuroticism among University Students

This study examined the relationship between Subjective Well-Being and Neuroticism. Based on Diener’s Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (ED, Diener and et.al. 1985) and Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) (Michel Argyle, 2001), Subjective Well-Being (LSH) questionnaire consisted of two factors: Life Satisfaction and Happiness. In addition, Neuroticism questionnaire developed by Ohn Hlaing and Ohn Kyaw: Psychiatric Rating Scale (1980) was also used in this study. This questionnaire was generated based on five factors, namely; anxiety, worry, depression, obsession, and hypochondriasis. In this study, the hypothesis states that Subjective Well-Being is negatively associated with Neuroticism. In this hypothesis, Subjective Well-Being was considered as independent variable and Neuroticism was considered as dependent variable. The results indicated that Neuroticism was negatively associated with Subjective Well-Being (-.156).