Personality Traits among Adolescents with Respect to Selected Demographics: A Study in Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

This study explores the personality traits of adolescents in Uttar Pradesh State, how the personality traits impact adolescents perceive and respond to their social and educational environments, peer relationships, mental health, and impacting peer relationships, and mental health. Drawing on contemporary trait theories of personality, such as the big five (neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness). These traits are essential for educators, psychologists, and policymakers to design effective educational and developmental interventions. The study highlights the theoretical foundations of personality traits and emphasises their relevance to understanding adolescent behavioural patterns in mental health situations.