The Comparsion the Personality Traits Between Iranian and Malaysian Students

Subject Areas : Educational

سیدحمید  آتش پور ¹ ()
مهرداد  حسینی ² ()
نفیسه  کنعانی ³ ()
نرگس  سلک ⁴ ()
محمدرضا  صمصام شریعت ⁵ ()

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2014-06-22

Keywords: five personality factor, Iranian and Malaysian students, Personality traits,

Abstract :

  The aim of the present study was to compare the personality traits between Iranian and Malaysian students. The study population included all students of Islamic Azad university branch Khorasgan, Iran , and Putra university in Malaysia from whom 400 Iranian students and 400 Malaysian students, overall 800 individuals, were selected as the sample. The research tool was NEO PI-60 questionnaire, which was submitted in both Persian (for Iraninan students) and English (for Malaysiam students) languages. Statistical analysis was performed by using analysis of covariance. Regarding gender and age as confounding variables, the Iranian and Malaysian students showed significant differences in the Neurotism and Extraversion dimensions (P < 0.01). Results indicated that Neurotism and Extraversion levels in the Malaysian students were more than the Iranian students (P < 0.01).