Assessing the Correlation between the Five Factor Model of Personality and Academic Performance

The authors examined the correlation between the big five personality traits and academic performance, specifically academic CGPA of college students in Pakistan. The results showed a small positive correlation between Conscientiousness and CGPA. Openness to Experience showed a small negative correlation while Extraversion and Agreeableness did not appear to be dominant factors in terms of their correlation with academic CGPA. Neuroticism was found to have a moderate negative correlation with student CGPA. These findings validate earlier studies in the area, which report a positive relationship between Conscientiousness and academic performance along with a negative relationship between Neuroticism and academic achievement. Similar to this study, research on the other three variables and their relationship with academic performance remains inconclusive.