investigate personality traits, goals and plans of young people to change their personality traits: Looking at gender differences

Subject Areas : Educational

hamide mohammadi dehaj ¹ , samaneh asaadi ² , oliver rabinson ³

1 - Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Greenwich University, London, UK

Received: 2019-05-11 Accepted : 2020-10-13 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: change, Personality traits, goals, Plans, young adults,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to investigate personality traits, goals and plans of young people to change their personality traits with respect to gender differences. Within the framework of a causal-descriptive design, among 18 to 25-year-old students of Yazd University 160 people using the available sampling method as a sample group in the study. To collect data, the. The big five inventory-Trait change inventory (BFI-TGI) ( Big Five Inventory-Trait change Goal Inventory) (Costa & McCrae,1992) was used online. Data were analyzed by Spss22 using t-test and chi-square test methods.data analysis showed that the mean of agreeableness trait in the whole sample group was higher than other traits. The results of t-test to compare the personality traits of men and women showed a significant difference in agreement (P = 0.001) and openness to experience (P = 0.006). Also In relation to the goals of changing personality traits, the chi-square value indicated that there is a significant difference between men and women in their goals for changing the traits of agreement (P = 0.001), openness to experience (p = 0.001) and conscience (p = 0.006). In general, it can be concluded that personality traits, while relatively stable, can be changed and the definition of change goals and planning can be effective.

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