Personality traits and self-presentation tactics

Self-presentation is an omnipresent form of behaviour that involves building a self-image in front other people. This aims at structuring the impression person. explains numerous social relations and situations, but it also depends on factors, primarily personality as well number situational factors. The main goal this research to examine relationship between broad dimensions, operationalized by Big Five + 2 model (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Aggression, Conscientiousness, Openness, Positive Valence Negative Valence) self-presentation. possibility predicting self-presentation total, some its individual tactics, based examined. survey uses Personality Questionnaire Self-Presentation Tactics Scale. sample included 526 respondents, average age 21.6 years (SD=2.88). Of all examined Neuroticism Self-Image have strongest correlations with overall Conscientiousness dimension records highest negative correlations, while Openness lowest statistically significant tactics. As for prediction self-presentation, dimensions personality, except are important predictors, their constellation different relation content obtained findings make possible predict direction presentation self-image. Namely, knowing traits, we can assume which tactics will be used, especially situation when people motivated do so.