Study of Personality among College Students

Authors(1) :-Prof. Pinakini J. Parekh

The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of gender and area on personality. The sample consisted of 300 students, 150 male and 150 female students are selected from different colleges in Amreli district. By using big five inventory (BFI) constructed by John, Donahue and Kentlain (1991), data was collected and “t” test was used for analysis of the scores. Results show that there is no difference between male and female students and their extraversion and neuroticism factors of personality. No significant difference between rural and urban students and their extraversion and neuroticism personality factors.

Authors and Affiliations

Prof. Pinakini J. Parekh
Assistant Professor Department of chemistry Kamani sci. and Prataprai Arts College Amreli, Gujarat, India

Gender, Area and Personality

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 2 | January-February 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-02-14
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 1788-1791
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1845477
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Prof. Pinakini J. Parekh, " Study of Personality among College Students", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.1788-1791, January-February-2018.
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  • Goldbarg.L.R.(1993) "The structure of phenotypic personality traits" American psychologist, 48:26-34 toi:101037/0003.066*48.1.26 PMID 8427480.
  • Gidi Rubinstein(2005) "The big five among male and female students of different faculties." Personality and Individual differences 38 (2005) 1495-1503. www.elseveer.com
  • H.S.Asthana(2011) "Relationship of big five personality factors to subjective well-being of Adolescents" Indian journal of social science Researches vol.8 No 1-2 march7oct. 2011 PP18-28 ISSN.0974.9837
  • Mehmoodun Nisa (2013) "Study of personality factors and family problems as determinant of mental health amongst college students" International Journal of Advancements in research & technology, vol-2 Issue-311. Nev. 2013, ISSN. 2278-7763.
  • Parekh S.C. and Dixit S.K. (1995) "Statistical analysis in Psychological research" Champa Prakashan, Junagadh.
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  • Goldbarg.L.R.(1993) "The structure of phenotypic personality traits" American psychologist, 48:26-34 toi:101037/0003.066*48.1.26 PMID 8427480.
  • Gidi Rubinstein(2005) "The big five among male and female students of different faculties." Personality and Individual differences 38 (2005) 1495-1503. www.elseveer.com
  • H.S.Asthana(2011) "Relationship of big five personality factors to subjective well-being of Adolescents" Indian journal of social science Researches vol.8 No 1-2 march7oct. 2011 PP18-28 ISSN.0974.9837
  • Mehmoodun Nisa (2013) "Study of personality factors and family problems as determinant of mental health amongst college students" International Journal of Advancements in research & technology, vol-2 Issue-311. Nev. 2013, ISSN. 2278-7763.
  • Parekh S.C. and Dixit S.K. (1995) "Statistical analysis in Psychological research" Champa Prakashan, Junagadh.
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  • Goldbarg.L.R.(1993) "The structure of phenotypic personality traits" American psychologist, 48:26-34 toi:101037/0003.066*48.1.26 PMID 8427480.
  • Gidi Rubinstein(2005) "The big five among male and female students of different faculties." Personality and Individual differences 38 (2005) 1495-1503. www.elseveer.com
  • H.S.Asthana(2011) "Relationship of big five personality factors to subjective well-being of Adolescents" Indian journal of social science Researches vol.8 No 1-2 march7oct. 2011 PP18-28 ISSN.0974.9837
  • Mehmoodun Nisa (2013) "Study of personality factors and family problems as determinant of mental health amongst college students" International Journal of Advancements in research & technology, vol-2 Issue-311. Nev. 2013, ISSN. 2278-7763.
  • Parekh S.C. and Dixit S.K. (1995) "Statistical analysis in Psychological research" Champa Prakashan, Junagadh.
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