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Personality traits and university program.

Kristy Beauchamp¹, Stuart J McKelvie

¹Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke (Lennoxville), Québec J1M 0C8, Canada.

Psychological Reports

|October 14, 2006

Summary

Undergraduates in less professional majors showed higher openness to experience, while those in people-oriented fields demonstrated greater empathy. Gender differences in personality traits like conscientiousness and independence were also observed.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Educational Psychology
Personality Psychology

Background:

Undergraduate majors are often categorized by professional orientation and people-orientation.
Personality traits are crucial for understanding academic and career path choices.
Existing research indicates potential links between academic disciplines and personality profiles.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between academic discipline classification (professional vs. less professional, people-oriented vs. less people-oriented) and personality constructs.
To explore gender differences in personality traits among undergraduates.

Main Methods:

A sample of 147 undergraduates from diverse majors participated.
Participants completed self-report measures assessing 13 distinct personality constructs.

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Published on: February 10, 2016

Majors were categorized based on professional and people-orientation levels.

Main Results:

Students in less professional disciplines exhibited higher openness to experience (intellect/imagination) compared to those in more professional disciplines.
Students in more people-oriented disciplines reported higher empathy than those in less people-oriented disciplines.
Significant gender differences were found: women scored higher on conscientiousness, industriousness, and empathy, while men scored higher on independence.

Conclusions:

Academic discipline choice is associated with specific personality traits, such as openness and empathy.
Personality profiles differ between genders within the undergraduate population.
Further research is recommended to explore these associations and their implications.