TITLE:
Five Factor Model of Personality and the Use of Multiple Internet Functions
AUTHORS:
John Magnus Roos
KEYWORDS:
Personality, Five Factor Model of Personality, Internet Use, Multiple Internet Functions
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.5 No.10,
October
13,
2017
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to explore how the Five Factor Model of Personality relates to the use of multiple internet functions. The personality traits included in the Five Factor Model of Personality are Openness to Experiences, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism. This study builds on survey data from a sample that is representative of the Swedish population. In total, 3400 surveys were distributed with a response rate of 50 percentages (N = 1694). Our results indicate that use of multiple internet functions are positively related to Openness to Experiences and Extraversion, and nega-tively related to Neuroticism.