Analysis of the Relationship between the Personality Traits of University Students and Their Grit Levels

Autor/inn/en	Ekinci, Nezir; Hamarta, Erdal; Kizilkaya, Hasan
Titel	Analysis of the Relationship between the Personality Traits of University Students and Their Grit Levels
Quelle	In: African Educational Research Journal, 9 (2021) 2, S.606-612 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2354-2160
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; College Students; Persistence; Predictor Variables; Gender Differences; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Collegestudent; Ausdauer; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	This research aims to examine the relationships between personality traits and the grit levels of university students. Participants of the study are 379 students (304 females, 75 males). The age range of the study group is 18-25. Five-Factor Personality Scale, Short Grit Scale, and Personal Information Form were used as data collection tools in the study. Analysis of the data was performed using the Pearson product moments correlation with the SPSS program and t-test techniques for independent groups. According to the findings obtained from the study, a positive significant relationship was found between liability, openness to experience, extraversion and adaptation personality traits, and grit levels. It's also found that a negative relationship between neuroticism and grit levels. In terms of gender, there was no significant difference between male students and female students in grit levels. However, in terms of gender, it was observed that there was a significant difference between male students and female students in terms of adaptation and openness to experience. The research findings were discussed within the scope of the literature and recommendations were made according to the results. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01