scholarly journals CCLEO: The Effect of Gender, Subjective Social Status and Big Five Personality Traits on Achievement and Attendance in a Lecture-Based Undergraduate Psychology Module

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Hentschel
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Undergraduate Psychology ◽  
The University

Background: Whilst intelligence has long been known to influence academic success, many other factors also have an effect. Identifying and understanding which factors influence academic performance and engagement is vital for improving higher education teaching.Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between two sets of variables. Set 1 consisted of grades and attendance and set 2 consisted of gender,subjective social status and the Big Five personality factors.Methods: For this reason, 47 undergraduate psychology students (89.4% female) were recruited at the University of Bradford. Participants filled out an online questionnaireconsisting of the Big Five Inventory, the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status and a question regarding gender. Grade and attendance data for one university module wereobtained from the university data archive. A canonical correlation analysis was carried out on SPSS.Results: Neither of the canonical functions were found to be significant. The results indicated that there were no significant relationships between set 1 (grades and attendance) and set 2 (gender, subjective social status and personality factors).Conclusion: These results did not confirm the hypotheses and contradict previous research. However, it is likely that the small sample size and imbalance of gender in the sample influenced, if not caused these findings. The implications of this study and considerations for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Desarrollo de un Test de Homofobia / Development of a Homophobia Test

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Javier Oltra ◽  
Elena Huluta ◽  
Alejandro Rodríguez-Fernández ◽  
Eduardo García-Cueto
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Low Correlation

RESUMENAntecedentes: la homofobia se puede considerar como el prejuicio hacia el colectivo homosexual, caracterizado por la presencia tanto de actitud negativa como incomodidad, entendidas respectivamente como rechazo y temor. El objetivo del presente estudio ha sido crear una escala de medición de la homofobia que refleje el nivel de homofobia en la población, determinar si los Big Five de personalidad están relacionados con la homofobia y si existen diferencias por sexo, por edad y/o clase social en este constructo. Método: Se elaboró una escala de homofobia tipo likert que cuenta con 33 ítems. 521 personas contestaron a dicha escala además de a otra de medida de la clase social y al NEO-FFI (que evalúa los Big Five de la personalidad). Resultados: se han obtenido una fiabilidad y validez adecuadas de la escala creada. Al estudiar las relaciones entre la homofobia y las variables de personalidad y sociales se ha encontrado que existen correlaciones estadísticamente significativas entre la homofobia y los Big Five (correlaciones negativas con apertura y amabilidad, negativas y bajas con extraversión y responsabilidad, y positiva y baja con neuroticismo); se comprueba que hay diferencias en homofobia en función del sexo (siendo los hombres los que obtienen puntuaciones más altas) y de la clase social (siendo las clases Baja y Medio-Alta las que más alto puntúan), y se encuentran tendencias en edad. Conclusiones: las evidencias de validez y la fiabilidad halladas muestran que la escala creada es adecuada y que los datos obtenidos concuerdan con los de otras investigaciones. Además la escala aporta datos de la relación entre los Big Five y la clase social con la homofobia, pudiéndose tener en cuenta en futuras investigaciones.   ABSTRACTAntecedents: homophobia can be considered as the prejudice towards homosexuals, characterized by the presence of both negative attitude and discomfort, understood respectively as rejection and fear. The purpose of the present study was to create a measurement scale that indicates the homophobia level in any  sample, to determine if Big Five personality factors are related to homophobia and if there exists differences in homophobia given age, social status and sex. Method: a Likert Homophobia Scale with 33 items was constructed. 521 people answered the Homophobia scale, in addition with a social status measurement scale, and the NEO FFI (which evaluates five personality factors). Results: the reliability and validity of the Homophobia Scale obtained are considered appropriate. When studying the correlations between homophobia, personality and social variables, statistically significant correlations between Homophobia and the personality factors were found (negative correlation with Openness and Kindness, negative and low correlation with Extraversion and Responsibility, positive and low correlation with Neuroticism); differences in Homophobia given social status (Low and Medium-High social class get higher punctuations) and trends given age were found as well. Discussion: evidence of validity and reliability found prove that the scale is appropriate and that the data are consistent with other research. In addition, the scale provides data on the relation between Big Five and homophobia and the relation between social status and homophobia that could be used for future research.

scholarly journals Appreciation (Including Gratitude) and Affective Well-Being: Appreciation Predicts Positive and Negative Affect Above the Big Five Personality Factors and Demographics

SAGE Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401881862 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. S. Fagley
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Positive And Negative Affect ◽  
Big Five Traits ◽  
Big Five Personality Factors

This study investigated the relation between appreciation and positive and negative affect, controlling for gender, age, ethnicity, and Big Five personality factors. Appreciation consists of several aspects, including a focus on what one has (“have” focus), awe, gratitude, and interpersonal appreciation. Undergraduates ( N = 236) completed an online survey containing the Appreciation Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), and Big Five Inventory (BFI). The Big Five traits accounted for 38% and 43% of the variance in positive and negative affect, respectively, beyond demographics. Appreciation accounted for 9% ( p < .001) and 4.6% ( p < .05) of the variance in positive and negative affect, respectively, beyond demographics and the Big Five. The “have” focus aspect of appreciation, which represents noticing, focusing on, and valuing what one has, accounted for significant unique variance in both positive and negative affect. Gratitude did not. Future research is needed to determine how broadly these results generalize.

scholarly journals Analysis of the “Big Five” Personality Factors in Students of the Older People's University of Almería

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-28
Author(s):  
Mª del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽  
José J. Gázquez ◽  
Mª del Mar Molero
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Specific Group ◽  
Civil Status ◽  
Total Variability ◽  
Big Five Personality Factors ◽  
The University

The goal of the present study is to determine, through the administration of the NEO-FFI, the personality characteristics (as a function of variables such as age, gender, and civil status) of a specific group of 263 people over 50 years of age, who are part of an active ageing program such as the University Program for Older People “Science and Experience” of the University of Almería. Thus, as a function of gender, we only observed significant differences in the factor Neuroticism, with the women presenting higher levels than the men, with a considerable effect size (d = 0.61). With regard to civil status, the group of widowed people obtained the lowest scores in Factor A (Agreeableness), with significant differences with regard to the groups of married people and of divorced/separated people. Lastly, in the analysis as a function of age, we found significant differences in the following factors: Extraversion, Responsibility, Neuroticism, and Openness; the proportion of total variability attributable to age in the score of each variable was low.

scholarly journals Analysis of the “Big Five” Personality Factors in Students of the Older People's University of Almería

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-28
Author(s):  
Mª del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽  
José J. Gázquez ◽  
Mª del Mar Molero
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Specific Group ◽  
Civil Status ◽  
Total Variability ◽  
Big Five Personality Factors ◽  
The University

The goal of the present study is to determine, through the administration of the NEO-FFI, the personality characteristics (as a function of variables such as age, gender, and civil status) of a specific group of 263 people over 50 years of age, who are part of an active ageing program such as the University Program for Older People “Science and Experience” of the University of Almería. Thus, as a function of gender, we only observed significant differences in the factor Neuroticism, with the women presenting higher levels than the men, with a considerable effect size (d = 0.61). With regard to civil status, the group of widowed people obtained the lowest scores in Factor A (Agreeableness), with significant differences with regard to the groups of married people and of divorced/separated people. Lastly, in the analysis as a function of age, we found significant differences in the following factors: Extraversion, Responsibility, Neuroticism, and Openness; the proportion of total variability attributable to age in the score of each variable was low.

scholarly journals Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between the Big Five and Academic Success at University

2007 ◽  
Vol 215 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Trapmann ◽  
Benedikt Hell ◽  
Jan-Oliver W. Hirn ◽  
Heinz Schuler
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
The United States ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Interest in the prediction of academic success in higher education has grown considerably in recent years in German-speaking countries. While the validity of school grades and admission tests has been investigated by meta-analyses and large-scale studies at least in the United States, less is known about noncognitive predictors of academic success. The present meta-analysis investigates the impact of the Big Five personality factors on academic success at university. A total of 258 correlation coefficients from 58 studies published since 1980 were included. Grades, retention, and satisfaction served as success criteria. Correlations were corrected for attenuation caused by measurement error. Results show that the influence of personality traits on academic achievement depends on the success criterion. While Neuroticism is related to academic satisfaction (? = -.369, k = 8), Conscientiousness correlates with grades (? = .269, k = 41). Extraversion, Openness to Experience, and Agreeableness have no significant impact on academic success. Moderator analyses suggest effects of culture for the validity of Extraversion. Parallels to validity for job performance are identified and implications for admission and counseling of students are discussed.

scholarly journals Resilience as a Buffering Variable Between the Big Five Components and Factors and Symptoms of Academic Stress at University

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús de la Fuente ◽  
María Carmen González-Torres ◽  
Raquel Artuch-Garde ◽  
Manuel Mariano Vera-Martínez ◽  
Jose Manuel Martínez-Vicente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Personality Factor ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
The University

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to establish predictive relationships of the Big Five personality factors (according to their self-regulatory level), together with resilience (proactive and reactive factors), for factors and symptoms of academic stress related to teaching and learning in the University context. A total of 405 female undergraduate students were selected, and completed questionnaires that had been previously validated in Spanish University students (Big Five personality factors, resilience, and academic stress symptoms and factors). A linear, ex-post facto design was used, including linear regression, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), and mediational analyses. Specific linear regression showed the expected gradation: that self-regulatory personality factors (conscientiousness, extraversion) were positive linear predictors of proactive resilience, as well as significant negative predictors of stress factors and symptoms of academic stress; while the non-regulatory personality factors (openness to experience, agreeableness) showed little relationship. By contrast, the dysregulatory personality factor (neuroticism) was a negative predictor of proactive resilience, a positive predictor of reactive resilience, and positively predicted academic stress factors in the teaching and learning process, as well as stress symptoms. SEM general analysis showed that personality factors positively predicted resilience, and resilience negatively predicted factors and symptoms of academic stress. Specific mediational model analysis, with each personality factor, confirmed the different mediating relationships that appeared in the linear regression analyses. These results are discussed from the perspective of promoting resilience and healthy personalities in the University context. Implications for addressing academic stress at University are discussed.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Big Five Personality Traits and Driving Styles in Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 390-390
Author(s):  
Junyan Tian ◽  
Anabella Raika ◽  
Despina Stavrinos ◽  
Lesley Ross
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Driving Cessation ◽  
Driving Style ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Older adults’ psychosocial factors, including personality, are correlated with driving performance and driving cessation. However, the relationship between personality and driving styles has been examined only among young and middle-aged drivers. This study examined the relationships of personality factors and self-reported driving styles among 72 healthy older drivers aged 65-85 (M=72.29, SD=5.36) using the Multidimensional Driving Style Inventory (MDSI) scale to measure reckless and careless, anxious, angry and hostile, and patient and careful driving styles. Personality was accessed with the Big Five Personality questionnaire. Correlational results indicated that less conscientiousness was significantly correlated with increased reckless and careless and less patient and careful driving styles; and lower agreeableness was significantly correlated with greater angry and hostile and less patient and careful driving styles. Being a man was associated with greater reckless and careless and angry and hostile driving styles. Age was not associated with driving styles. Accordingly, three regressions were tested. After controlling for gender, only lower conscientiousness was associated with greater reckless and careless driving style (β=-.007, p=.03). Men had a higher risk of reckless and careless (β=.342, p&lt;.01) and angry and hostile (β=.392, p&lt;.01) driving styles. Our results highlight the relationship between personality traits and self-reported driving styles among older adults, and how gender may influence some of these relationships. Future research should further investigate the associations between gender and personality traits and older adults’ driving mobility and safety.

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