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RESEARCH PRODUCT

PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS PERSONALITY TRAITS AND MOTIVATION TO CHOOSE STUDIES

Agita ŠMitiņaAnda Gaitniece-putāneAnda Upmane

subject

AgreeablenessLocus of controlApplied psychologySchool psychologyDifferential psychologypsychology studies motivation; professional identity; personality traitsBig Five personality traits and cultureBig Five personality traitsPersonality psychologyPsychologyHierarchical structure of the Big FiveSocial psychology

description

The sample consisted of 83 first course academic and professional psychology program students aged 18-43 years. Research instruments: 1) Demographic survey; 2) BFI (Big Five Inventory, Benet – Martinez & John, 1998), adapted version in Latvian (Austers, 2007); 3) The assessment of psychology studies motivation. Key findings: The most important motivating factors for psychology studies in this sample are interest in psychology and the desire to help. Personality traits are related to the choice of profession motives: Agreeableness and Conscientiousness are positively correlated with the desire to help, Extroversion with a sense of capability for the profession, Neuroticism - with a uncertainity about the right profession choice.  

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-05-26SOCIETY. INTEGRATION. EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference
https://doi.org/10.17770/sie2016vol1.1525