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The Relationship Between Broad And Narrow Personality Traits And Change Of Academic Major, Nancy A. Foster
The Relationship Between Broad And Narrow Personality Traits And Change Of Academic Major, Nancy A. Foster
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and academic major change in two samples of college undergraduates. Utilizing a field study design, a total number of 859 undergraduates completed an online inventory that included the “Big Five” and other -related, narrow personality traits, as well as academic major change and various demographic variables. A number of expected and unexpected findings emerged. As hypothesized, the traits of Sense of Identity and Extraversion were significantly and negatively related to decisions to change major, but only for certain grade levels. Contrary to expectations, Career Decidedness and Optimism …