Personality Traits as Predictors for Choice of Self-Regulation Strategy

Abstract

In this article we investigate the relationship between personality traits and self-regulation strategies. In order to perform the study we selected 201 students. During the research we investigated personal traits, self-regulatory strategies and emotional self-regulation. The results of hierarchical stepwise regression show that certain personality traits have impact on choice of selfregulation strategies. We found out that Extraversion, Conscientiousness and Neuroticism are predictors for emotional self-regulation and Extraversion, Conscientiousness and Openness are predictors for promotion and prevention regulatory strategies. It is interesting that only one personality trait cannot predict self-regulatory behavior. There must be several personality traits to influence on someone’s self-regulatory strategies.