A curated collection of research papers, articles, and related news and media exploring the Big Five personality traits.
Aravindh et al. (2026) surveyed 260 retired older adults in Chennai, India, finding that roughly one-third showed problematic or at-risk internet use. Among Big Five traits, conscientiousness was negatively associated with internet addiction while neuroticism and openness were positively associated; extraversion and agreeableness showed no significant links. Younger age, higher education, and prior government employment were also independent predictors of problematic use.
This meta-analysis pooled 51 studies (about 45,800 people) on personality and internet pornography use. Problematic use, meaning viewing that feels out of control, tracked most closely with sexual compulsivity and impulsivity, and more weakly with neuroticism and anxious attachment. Conscientiousness and self-control ran the opposite way: more disciplined people used less. Agreeableness was slightly negative, while extraversion and openness showed only tiny links. Effects were modest and correlational, so personality alone doesn't explain or cause use.