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The effect of personality traits on academic performance: The mediating role of academic motivation

Year: 2012

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This study examined the effect of personality on academic motivation and academic performance. Participants were college students who voluntarily participated in the study. They were asked to complete a personality questionnaire (NEO-FFI), and an academic motivation questionnaire (AMS-C 28, included GPA and demographic data). Results showed that conscientiousness predicted both of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, but openness to experience predicted only intrinsic motivation. Moreover, as expected, academic motivation mediated the relationship between openness to experience and conscientiousness with academic performance.

Source: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.01.055

Authors: Asghar Hazrati-Viari, Ali Tayarani Rad, Sayed Saeed Torabi

Institutions: Allameh Tabataba'i University, Semnan University

Language: English

Topic: Education, Achievement, and Giftedness

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2091692091

FWCI: 4.33

Cites: 19

Cited by: 115

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