A Study of the Relation Between Personality Type & Academic Success

Objective: The paper makes a humble attempt to draw a relation between personality type and academic success of students. The study proves that personality type is correlated with academic success thus emphasizing that students with a certain personality type (Conscientiousness) are geared towards academic success as compared to any other personality type. The personality types were studied on the BIG FIVE model and accordingly five hypotheses were established for the purpose.

Methodology: A survey questionnaire was used to gather data on personality type under the BIG FIVE model, academic performances (Average of percentages scored in important years-10^th, 12^th, Graduation & PGPM, Post Graduate Program In Management Semester 1) and demographic details. The total completed responses were 162 out of 260 sent and 198 received.

Findings: Conscientiousness is statistically and positively correlated to academic success.

Conclusion: Conscientiousness is a good predictor of academic success or performance. This is one personality trait that speaks volumes about people's integrity and it is heartening to statistically prove that such students will be good academic performers too.

Internal correlation between the Big 5 factors depicts that Conscientiousness has a significant positive correlation with agreeableness and significant negative correlation with neuroticism, indirectly indicating that an agreeable personality can be a good academic achiever too & lack of emotional stability will be a hindrance to performance thus the increasing value of EQ (Emotional Quotient). Age seems to play no role.