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Original Article | Open Access | Am. J. Pure Appl. Sci., 2023; 5(6), 148-162 | doi: 10.34104/ajpab.023.01480162

The Five Major Personality Factors among Yemeni University Students

Fawaz Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shehari1* Mail Img Orcid Img ,
Aparna A. Ashtaputre Mail Img ,
Taha Naji Mohammed Alawbali Mail Img

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the most common five major factors of personality among Yemeni university students as well as to Know the statistical significance of the differences in the five major factors of personality among them based on the variables (gender, specialization, study level). A stratified random sample was chosen with a percentage of (0.05) from the students of the three universities specified in the study.  The study sample consists of (1060) male and female students, the researcher used the list of the five major factors of personality, authored by Costa & McCrae, and the data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Pearson correlation coefficient, Alpha-Cronbach coefficient, A one-sample t-test, Two-independent samples t-test, and one-way analysis of variance. The results indicated that the conscientiousness factor is the most prevalent. Moreover, the Neuroticism factor was the least prevalent in the list of the five major personality factors among Yemeni university students. The results also indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the average scores of males and those of females in the Neuroticism factor in favor of females, and there were no statistically significant differences in the factors (extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience, agreeableness) on the list of the five major personality factors. The results indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the list of the five major factors of personality between students of scientific and humanitarian specializations, as well as in the level of study (first, second, third, fourth) among Yemeni university students. 

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Academic Editor

Md. Ekhlas Uddin Dipu, Managing Editor, Universe Publishing Group (UniversePG), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Received

September 9, 2023

Accepted

November 10, 2024

Published

November 22, 2023

Article DOI: 10.34104/ajpab.023.01480162

Corresponding author

Fawaz Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shehari1*
Dept. of Educational & Psychological Sciences, Ibb University, Ibb, Yemen.

Cite this article

Al-Shehari FMH, Ashtaputre AA, and Alawbali TNM. (2023). The five major personality factors among Yemeni university students. Am. J. Pure Appl. Sci., 5(6), 148-162. https://doi.org/10.34104/ajpab.023.01480162

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