Abstract
Personality influences multiple areas of an individual’s life. The
personality traits have been reported to vary across gender, academic
majors and age, based on Western literature. This study aimed to look
at the differences amongst personality traits across academic majors
and gender in Pakistani undergraduate students. The sample consisted
of 300 students (130 men, 170 women). It was hypothesized that there
will be differences in personality traits (Agreeableness, Open
Mindedness, Negative Emotionality, Extraversion, Conscientiousness)
across academic majors (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities,
business). The results supported previous literature as it was reported
that Business students scored higher on Extraversion than Social
Science students, whereas Agreeableness and Open Mindedness scores
were found to be higher in Social Science students than Business
students. It was also hypothesized that there would be differences in
personality traits (Agreeableness, Open Mindedness, Negative
Emotionality, Extraversion, Conscientiousness) across gender.
Agreeableness, Open Mindedness and Negative Emotionality scores
were found to be higher in women than men, while no differences
were found in Conscientiousness and Extraversion scores. Further
research needs to be conducted in Pakistan.
*Samia Raveem Butt, Ivan Suneel. (2019) Personality Traits across Academic Majors and Gender in University Students, Pakistan Journal of Professional Psychology Research and Practice, Vol. 10, No. 2, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2019.
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