Big Five Personality Traits and Academic Performance of Post Graduate Students

Abstract

Personality traits have been significantly affecting human behaviour and there is evidence in literature to prove that performance is correlated to these traits. The traits, if identified early can be helpful in understanding the performance / non- performance of human beings, thus, creating an opportunity to improve upon these traits with an objective to improve performance. The present study is focused on understanding the traits exhibited by the Post Graduate students and linking their academic performance with these traits. The objective is to understand which personality traits lead to better performance as compared to others. The study would be helpful in understanding how the performance of students can be improved by working upon the personality of the students. Students differ in learning and they feel comfortable and perform best in an environment which suits their personality. Students' academic performance is one of the crucial elements that provides them the opportunity to excel in their career. Big Five personality model (OCEAN) is used to understand the personality traits of students. Regression analysis has been done to understand the effect of each parameter on the performance level.