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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
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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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  • 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.