RELATIONSHIP OF 8 BASIC EMOTIONS WITH AGE, SEX, EDUCATION, SATISFACTION OF LIFE NEEDS, AND RELIGION

Personality scores of Croatian men and women by age, occupation, educa tion, satisfaction of life needs, and religion were examined. 842 men and 242 women whose mean age was 42 yr. (SD, 8) represented manual lab or, clerical work, and management. Employees were administered the Emo tions Profile Index and a test of Life Needs Satisfaction. The Croatia n women scored lower on Distrustful and Dyscontrol than the Croatian m en and higher on Depression and Gregarious. Scores on Aggression, Depr ession, and Gregarious varied across age groups. The Reproduction scor es of sociable and affectionate were significantly higher for managers and persons with university education. The religious employees scored higher on Depression than nonreligious persons. The Reproduction scor es were significantly positively associated with all needs satisfactio n scores. The Destruction scores (Aggression, Depression) were signifi cantly negatively associated with most life needs satisfactions. The p resent analysis suggests men and women from Croatian groups have diffe rent personality profiles. Correlations of emotional scores with ages, occupations, education, life needs satisfaction, and religion could h elp in modification toward positive emotional dimensions.