Psychology
The Big Five and Academic Performance: Exploring Associations between Neuroticism and GPA
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Subject Area
Psychology
Start Date
11-4-2014 2:30 PM
End Date
11-4-2014 4:30 PM
Sponsor
Ellen Altermatt (Hanover College)
Description
The Big Five Model of personality has received considerable attention in recent decades. Komarraju, Karau, Schmeck, and Avdic (2011) conducted a study with college students and found that 14% of the variance in GPA could be explained by The Big Five personality traits. Although clear associations between conscientiousness and academic performance have been demonstrated (e.g., Poropat, 2009), relatively little attention has been paid to the mixed findings involving neuroticism. This study strives to explore associations between anxiety, which is one facet of personality measured by neuroticism, and academic performance. We created an anonymous, online survey utilizing a condensed version of the NEO PI-R Big Five Inventory, known as the IPIP (Johnson, 2012). Participants also disclosed their demographics, SAT/ACT scores, cumulative college GPA, and their major. Our data will be analyzed using a 3 (Anxiety: Lo, Mod, Hi) x 2 (Conscientiousness: Lo, Hi) ANOVA. We expect to find a main effect of conscientiousness on GPA, and a non-linear relationship between anxiety and GPA. We anticipate that anxiety will be moderated by conscientiousness such that people with high levels of conscientiousness and moderately high levels of anxiety will have the highest GPAs.
The Big Five and Academic Performance: Exploring Associations between Neuroticism and GPA
Indianapolis, IN
The Big Five Model of personality has received considerable attention in recent decades. Komarraju, Karau, Schmeck, and Avdic (2011) conducted a study with college students and found that 14% of the variance in GPA could be explained by The Big Five personality traits. Although clear associations between conscientiousness and academic performance have been demonstrated (e.g., Poropat, 2009), relatively little attention has been paid to the mixed findings involving neuroticism. This study strives to explore associations between anxiety, which is one facet of personality measured by neuroticism, and academic performance. We created an anonymous, online survey utilizing a condensed version of the NEO PI-R Big Five Inventory, known as the IPIP (Johnson, 2012). Participants also disclosed their demographics, SAT/ACT scores, cumulative college GPA, and their major. Our data will be analyzed using a 3 (Anxiety: Lo, Mod, Hi) x 2 (Conscientiousness: Lo, Hi) ANOVA. We expect to find a main effect of conscientiousness on GPA, and a non-linear relationship between anxiety and GPA. We anticipate that anxiety will be moderated by conscientiousness such that people with high levels of conscientiousness and moderately high levels of anxiety will have the highest GPAs.