An Examination of Print and Broadcast Journalism Students' Personality Traits

Autor/inn/en	Carpenter, Serena; Hoag, Anne; Grant, August E.
Titel	An Examination of Print and Broadcast Journalism Students' Personality Traits
Quelle	In: Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 73 (2018) 2, S.147-166 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-6958
DOI	10.1177/1077695816688315
Schlagwörter	Journalism; Journalism Education; Social Status; Personality Traits; Photography; Writing (Composition); Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Role Conflict; Career Choice; Statistical Analysis; Occupational Aspiration; Self Concept; Extraversion Introversion; Team Sports; Values; Broadcast Industry; Online Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Journalistik; Journalismus; Sozialer Status; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Fotografie; Schreibübung; Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Rollenkonflikt; Statistische Analyse; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Selbstkonzept; Mannschaftssport; Wertbegriff
Abstract	Journalists identify with a medium because it aligns with their interests and talents, and they may resist tasks incongruent with their perceived creative strengths. Occupational conflict arises when one's personality does not align with expected work tasks within a role according to Holland's theory of vocational choice. We carried out a quantitative survey of aspiring print and broadcast journalists to investigate whether they differed in personality traits (i.e., extraversion, conscientiousness, life values, and journalism degree motivations). Results show broadcast journalism students perceived themselves as more extreme on many measures including extraversion, conscientiousness, and certain life values. Broadcast students were also more likely to choose journalism as a degree for social prestige, sports, reporting, and photography reasons, whereas print students were more likely to choose writing as their primary motivation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01