Analyzing The Relationship Between Personality Traits And Academic Performance Among Undergraduate Nursing Students

Abstract

This study investigates the intricate relationship between personality traits and academic performance among undergraduate nursing students. Conducted through a quantitative analysis of survey data collected from second, third, and fourth-year students at prominent nursing institutes in Karachi, including Jinnah College of Nursing, Ilmiya College of Nursing, and College of Nursing (Male) Korangi No.5, the research identifies extraversion and conscientiousness as significant predictors of academic success. The findings emphasize the necessity of considering individual personality traits in comprehending student achievement within nursing education. For this, the study uses the Big Five Personality Traits Model. The data was collected from n=215 participants by using n[1]onprobability sampling. There was total of N= 407 participants. This survey was conducted. The research instrument is the Big Five Inventory (BFI) proposed by Fossati, Borroni, Marchione and Maffei (2011). SPSS was used to analyze the data. The results of the study show that personality has an impact on the academic performance of nursing undergraduate learners. The personality traits such as conscientiousness and agreeableness traits of the learners have wider effects. The correlation results show that there is a strong positive correlation between extraversion and academic performance and conscientiousness has also a moderate positive relation. It is recommended that evidence-based practices and policies are geared towards nurturing academic success and enhancing the quality of nursing education.