Internalizing personality traits of fictional characters into one's own personality:The relationship between the Big 5 Personality Traits and assuming of personality traits of fictional characters as a self-guide among young adults

External factors such as games and movies were found to have an impact on personality. In this study, the external factor used was a short video with a narrative that had no dialogues. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the type of personality traits that come into play while individuals are brought into the narrative, create a one-sided connection with characters and while individuals reflect on how they perceive themselves to be. The rationale for this was to recognize how external influences have an impact on psychological and social factors which then influence personality, in terms of cognition, behaviour and emotion. A total of 30 undergraduate Psychology students from the Faculty of Cognitive Science and Human Development took part in this research. Each participant was required to answer the Big 5 Personality Inventory before watching the 'Little Darling' video. After that, participants had to fill in a form consisting of the Transportation into Narrative, Parasocial Relationship and Individual Self-Concept tests. The results of the study have shown that there was a significant correlation between Openness with Individual Self-Concept, Agreeableness with Transportation into Narrative, and Transportation into Narrative with Parasocial Relationship respectively. To conclude, the study illustrates the potential to promote personality development through interesting and engaging narratives