December 16, 2025

The Personality of Uganda’s Youth: Insights from the Big Five

What do young people in Uganda say about themselves? As part of our ongoing panel survey, we asked nearly 1,000 young adults to reflect on their personalities using the well-known Big Five framework. Findings portray a generation that is open and imaginative, conscientious, sociable but also reflective, cooperative and trusting, and resilient under stress.