scholarly journals The impact of personality traits on attitudes toward learning communication skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. e37326
Author(s):  
Camila Ament Giuliani dos Santos Franco ◽  
Renato Soleiman Franco ◽  
Dario Cecilio-Fernandes ◽  
Milton Severo ◽  
Maria Amélia Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Attitudes Toward Learning ◽  
The Impact

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between personality traits and attitudes toward learning communication skills in undergraduate medical students. The relation between students’ attitudes and personality trait could help us identify those who those who will need more support to develop communication skills, based on their personality traits.Methods: The data was collected data from an intentional and cross-sectional sample composed of 204 students from three Brazilian universities. The students answered questionnaires containing the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS-BR) and the Big Five Mini-Markers (BFMM) for personality. Data were analyzed using frequency calculations, principal components analysis, and the multiple linear regression model.Results: Seven among 26 items of the original Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) presented factor loads lower than |0.30| and must be excluded in the CSAS -BR that showed one domain including positive and negative attitudes. The value of Cronbach’s alpha of the 19-item scale was 0.894. The BFMM showed similar dimensional results with five domains with Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.804 for Extroversion, 0.753 for agreeableness, 0.755 for conscientiousness, 0.780 for neuroticism and 0.668 for openness. There were positive and statically significant linear associations with the CSAS-BR and agreeableness (β: 0.230, p<0.001), extraversion (β: 0.150, p=0.030), and openness to experience (β: 0.190, p=0.010). These personality factors drive social interactions and interpersonal relations, which involve the tendency to be friendly, flexible, and cooperative; to show a willing disposition; and the ability to actively engage with others. Conclusions: Based on the methods applied in this study, the results demonstrated a relation between agreeableness, extraversion and openness to experience with attitudes on communication skills in students from three Brazilian universities. Our results suggest that the evaluation of personality traits can contribute to the recognition of students for whom the establishment of special teaching strategies can improve communication skills.

scholarly journals Anxiety Effect on Communication Skills in Nursing Supervisors: An Observational Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-216
Author(s):  
Ana Colomer-Sánchez ◽  
Diego Ayuso-Murillo ◽  
Alejandro Lendínez-Mesa ◽  
Carlos Ruiz-Nuñez ◽  
Guadalupe Fontán-Vinagre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Anxiety Management ◽  
Sixteen Personality Factor ◽  
Communication Situations ◽  
Questionnaire Version ◽  
Personality Factor Questionnaire ◽  
The Impact

Communication represents an essential skill in nurse managers’ performance of everyday activities to ensure a good coordination of the team, since it focuses on the transmission of information in an understandable way. At the same time, anxiety is an emotion that can be caused by demanding and stressful work environments, such as those of nurse managers. The aim of the present study was to analyze the impact of anxiety management on nurse managers’ communication skills. The sample comprised 90 nursing supervisors from hospitals in Madrid, Spain; 77.8% were women, and 22.2% were men, with an average of 10.9 years of experience as nursing supervisors. The instruments used for analysis were the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire: version five (16PF5) and State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaires, validated for the Spanish population. The results showed that emotional stability was negatively affected by anxiety (r = −0.43; p = 0.001), while apprehension was positively affected (r = 0.382; p = 0.000). Nursing supervisors, as managers, were found to possess a series of personality factors and skills to manage stress and communication situations that prevent them from being influenced by social pressure and the opinion of others.

Impact of personality factors on purchase and adoption of consumer durables with advanced technology

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ullal Manohar Bhat ◽  
Dhananjay Bapat ◽  
Amit Mookerjee
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Consumer Durables ◽  
High Involvement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Buying Behaviour ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify critical personality traits affecting and influencing buying behaviour in high involvement consumer durables. It also intends to guide practitioners in selecting appropriate marketing frameworks, consumer segments and processes considering the characteristics of consumer behaviour in developing economies. Design/methodology/approach It systematically reviews the literature on consumer personality traits, its measurement and related consumer buying behaviour. It uses data collected from potential car buyers at various car showrooms across the Indian subcontinent. The authors have worked with the online survey firm Qualtrics, to gather a data set of 328 car purchase intenders’ responses to their validated survey. The model was tested using the SmartPLS. Findings The personality traits of imagination, agreeableness and social factors positively influenced attitude towards automobiles with advanced technology. Further, in line with the theory of planned behaviour, it is seen that a positive attitude towards advanced technology and design for automobiles makes a person more willing to pay for the same. Research limitations/implications The study is confined to consumers intending to purchase a car, who are Indian residents. Originality/value It adds to the comparatively lesser body of study on the impact of personality traits on intentions and attitudes in high involvement consumer durable purchases. Further, it serves as an empirical examination of the adoption of new technologies, in the context of high involvement consumer durables. For practicing managers, it provides a reference for deciding future development directions and approaches related to the effective market launch strategies and commercialization of advanced technology automobiles in India.

scholarly journals Self-Expressive Creativity in the Adolescent Digital Domain: Personality, Self-Esteem, and Emotions

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pérez-Fuentes ◽  
Molero Jurado ◽  
Gázquez Linares ◽  
Oropesa Ruiz ◽  
Simón Márquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Negative Effect

Background: Although self-expressive creativity is related to cyberbullying, it can also reinforce strengths that contribute to positive adolescent development. Our study concentrated on the relationships between personality traits and self-expressive creativity in the digital domain in an adolescent population. For this, we analyzed the effect of self-esteem and emotional intelligence as assets for positive development related to personality traits and self-expressive creativity. Methods: The study population included a total of 742 adolescents that were high-school students in the province of Almería, Spain. The following instruments were used: Big Five Inventory (BFI) to evaluate the five broad personality factors, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE), Expression, Management, and Emotion Recognition Evaluation Scale (TMMS-24), and the Creative Behavior Questionnaire: Digital (CBQD). Results: The cluster analysis revealed the existence of two profiles of adolescents based on their personality traits. The analysis showed that the group with the highest levels of extraversion and openness to experience and lowest levels of neuroticism were those who showed the highest scores in self-esteem, clarity, and emotional repair, as well as in self-expressive creativity. Higher scores in neuroticism and lower scores in extraversion and openness to experience showed a direct negative effect on self-expressive creativity and indirect effect through self-esteem and emotional attention, which acted as mediators in series. Conclusions: To counteract certain characteristics that increase adolescents’ vulnerability to social network bullying, a plan must be developed for adequate positive use of the Internet from a creative model that enables digital self-expression for acquiring identity and self-efficacy through the positive influence of peers, which promotes feelings of empowerment and self-affirmation through constructive tasks that reinforce self-esteem and emotional intelligence.

scholarly journals Instrumen Pengukuran Kualitas Hidup Anak Terinfeksi HIV

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Toha Muhaimin ◽  
Budi Utomo ◽  
Dharmayati B. Utoyo ◽  
Nia Kurniati ◽  
Triyanti Anugrahini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Special Instrument ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Hiv Aids

Anak penderita Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) di Indonesia memperlihatkan tren yang semakin meningkat karena meningkatnya proporsi perempuan terinfeksi HIV/AIDS. Pertimbangan pada dampak besar yang dihadapi anak penderita HIV mendorong kebutuhan pengembangan instrumen khusus untuk mengukur kualitas hidup mereka. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan instrumen kualitas hidup anak penderita AIDS dengan memodifikasi instrumenyang ada sesuai dengan konteks Indonesia. Pada penelitian ini ditemukan hasil bahwa instrumen yang dikembangkan mempunyai reliabilitas yang cukup baik pada balita dan anak usia 5 – 11 tahun. Nilai reliabilitas (Cronbach’s Alpha) balita, domain fungsi fisik, fungsi sosial, dan gejala HIV masing masing adalah 0,71; 0,72; dan 0,88, sedangkan pada anak 5 – 11 tahun, domain fungsi-fungsi fisik, psikologis, sosial, sekolah, dan gejala terkait HIV masing-masing 0,76; 0,89; 0,67; 0,67; dan 0,88. Penelitian ini menunjukkan untuk konteks Indonesia, nilai ambang batas CD4 yang menunjukkan perbedaan kualitas hidup adalah 15%. Pada balita, dari berbagai ketiga domain, hanya domain gejala terkait HIV yang cukup sensitif untuk mendeteksi perbedaan kualitas hidup anak, sementara pada anak 5 – 11 hanya domain fungsi fisik dan fungsi psikologis yang cukup sensitif untuk mendeteksi perbedaan kualitas hidup anak. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dampak HIV pada anak masih terkonsentrasi pada gangguan fungsi fisik, fungsi psikologis, dan gejala terkait HIV.Kata kunci: Instrumen pengukuran, anak terinfeksi HIV, kualitas hidupAbstractChildren with HIV/AIDS in Indonesia are increasing due to the increase of woman with HIV. A special instrument for measuring quality of life (QoL) of children with HIV is needed to be developed as the great impact of the infection to children. This study was conducted by modifying the existing QoL instrument of children for Indonesian context. The study indicated that thereliability of the instrument is quite good both for children under 5 and 5 – 11 years old. Reliability values (Cronbach’s Alpha) for under 5, domains of physical function, social function, and HIV-related symptoms are 71, 72, and 88 respectively while for children 5 – 11 years old, domains of physical, psychological, social, and school functions, and HIV-related symptoms are 76, 89, 67, 67, and 88 respectively. The study showed, for Indonesian context, 15% of CD4 is indicated as the threshold to detect the difference of QoL forchildren with HIV. However, for under 5 years old, only questions of HIV-related symptoms domain which is sensitive to detect difference QoL, whereas for children of 5 – 11 years old, the questions concerning physical and psychological domains which are sensitive to detect difference QoL. The study indicated that the impact of HIV on children is mostly on physical andpsychological functions and HIV-related symptoms.Key words: Measurement instrument, children with HIV, quality of life

scholarly journals Development and Approbation of Methods for Diagnostics of Predisposition to Monosemantic or Polysemantic Context Generation

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-107
Author(s):  
N.A. Khokhlov ◽  
G.D. Laskov
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Functional Asymmetry ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Common Variance ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
The Common ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

This article focuses on the development of methods to measure personality and cognitive predisposition to monosemantic or polysemantic context generation (PCG).In accordance with the concept of V.S. Rotenberg, we assumed that PCG was connected with manual functional asymmetry. We developed four tests: one was designed to measure personality PCG, the other three measure cognitive PCG. Approbation samples consisted of 160—736 participants. Cronbach's alpha (0.67—0.93) and split-half coefficient (0.72—0.93) were calculated for all tests, for two of them test-retest reliability (0.47—0.91) was measured. Variance of personal PCG on 21.7% is explained by the variance of personality traits “reticence-sociability” and “concreteness-abstractness”. Personality and cognitive PCG are interconnected, but they have a fair amount of specificity. Manual functional asymmetry is weakly connected with personal PCG (not more than 1.5% of the common variance) and is not connected with cognitive PCG

scholarly journals Predicating Attitude Toward Learning Communication Skills in Medical Students of Shahid Beheshti University

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Maryam Akbarilakeh ◽  
Fahimeh Fargah ◽  
Katatyoun Razjouyan ◽  
Mitra Rahimzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Convenience Sampling

Background: The ability of communicating with people is of great importance for physicians. Predicting unknown variables like personality traits is one of the important impressive issues in choosing future medical experts in medical training. Regarding this, medical colleges have training programs all around the world. The present study aimed to investigate the attitude toward learning communication skills based on the personality traits of medical students. Materials and Methods: This correlational study was done in 2019 and the participants were medical students who were selected using a convenience sampling method. Zuckerman-Kuhlman personality questionnaire and communication skills attitude scale (CSAS) were used for data collection. CSAS was used to assess positive and negative attitudes. Results: The results showed that only the sociability dimension among the five dimensions of personality had a significant relationship with attitude toward learning communication skills (P=0.018). Moreover, significant relationships of gender (P=0.022), mother’s education level (P=0.049), and residence (P=0.036) with attitude to learning communication skills were found. Conclusion: According to the results, the dimension of demographic characteristics is effective in improving communication skills of medical students. Therefore, it is recommended that it should be considered in medical curriculum development and revision and modifications.

scholarly journals Determinants Influencing Performance of Accountants: The Case of Vietnam

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Duc Tai Do ◽  
Duc Dinh Truong ◽  
Manh Dung Tran ◽  
Thi Ngoc Lan Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Positive Relationships ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
The Impact

This study is conducted to investigate the impact levels of determinants on performance of accountants in enterprises in Vietnam. Data were collected from getting 205 questionnaires from firms doing businesses in Vietnam. Based on the data collected, we use Cronbach’s Alpha, EFA and run regression model for knowing the impact levels of each independent variable on dependent variable of accountant performance. The results show that four determinants including accounting framework (PL), job satisfaction (HL), supports from firms (HT), confidence of accountants (ST) have positive relationships with accountant performance. Based on the findings, some recommendations are given for improving accountant performances of firms doing business in the context of Vietnam.

scholarly journals The Role of Personality Factors in the Reduction of Intergroup Anxiety and Amelioration of Outgroup Attitudes via Intergroup Contact

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhiannon N. Turner ◽  
Kristof Dhont ◽  
Miles Hewstone ◽  
Andrew Prestwich ◽  
Christiana Vonofakou
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Prejudice Reduction ◽  
The Other ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Intergroup Anxiety ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Potential Confound

Two studies investigated the role of personality factors in the amelioration of outgroup attitudes via intergroup contact. In study 1, the effect of extraversion on outgroup attitude operated via an increase in cross–group friendship, whereas openness to experience and agreeableness had a direct effect on outgroup attitude. In study 2, we included intergroup anxiety as a mediator explaining these relationships, and we ruled out ingroup friendship as a potential confound. We found that the relationships between openness to experience and agreeableness on the one hand and outgroup attitude on the other were mediated by reduced intergroup anxiety. In addition, the effect of extraversion on outgroup attitude operated via an increase in cross–group friendship that was in turn associated with lower levels of intergroup anxiety. Across both studies, the friendship–attitude relationship was stronger among those low in agreeableness and extraversion. We discuss the importance of integrating personality and situational approaches to prejudice reduction in optimizing the impact of contact–based interventions. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

scholarly journals Empathy in Undergraduate Medical Students of Bangladesh: Psychometric Analysis and Differences by Gender, Academic Year, and Specialty Preferences

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Mostafa ◽  
Rozina Hoque ◽  
Mohammad Mostafa ◽  
Md. Mashud Rana ◽  
Faisal Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Alpha Coefficient ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

Empathy is considered to be associated with better patient compliance, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes. The aim of the study is to measure and examine empathy among a sample of undergraduate medical students of Bangladesh. It was a cross-sectional study and all the medical students of first through fifth year enrolled at Chattagram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College during the study period of 2014 were surveyed. Participants anonymously completed the Jefferson Scale of Empathy Medical Student version translated into Bengali language, a valid and reliable 20-item self-administered questionnaire. Principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient were calculated to check validity and reliability of the scale. ANOVA was used to examine the differences in empathy between gender, academic years, and specialty preferences. The mean empathy score was 110.41 ± 13.59. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.88. There were significant associations between gender and empathy scores. The level of empathy in medical students gradually increases after clinical training in medical college. A nonsignificant difference was found between empathy scores and specialty preferences. It is suggested that the medical curriculum in Bangladesh should include more extensive program to promote empathy and other humanistic values among the medical students.

scholarly journals The Role of Education in the Formation of Tax Ethics in Azerbaijan

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1857-1868
Author(s):  
Mubariz Mammadli, Zivar Zeynalova
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact

This paper discusses the importance of tax ethics, as well as the impact of education on it. The impact of tax-oriented education on tax ethics was determined in the case of Azerbaijan. For this purpose, it was applied a questionnaire survey to 250 students studied at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan between 2017 and 2019 years. The collected data were analyzed descriptively, and the hypothesis was tested using the Paired Samples Test. Cronbach's Alpha conducted to verify the validity of the research. Analyzes and tests were carried out electronically using the SPSS 16.0 software. As a result of empirical research, it turned out that the attitude towards taxation was higher after passing tax classes.

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