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- Title
Effects of personality traits and social status on academic achievement: Gender differences.
- Authors
Janošević, Marko; Petrović, Boban
- Abstract
This study investigates the contribution of personality traits (HEXACO traits and Schizotypy) and social status dimensions (sociometric and perceived popularity) in understanding boys' and girls' respective academic achievement. The sample included 163 elementary school students from Serbia, aged 14–15 (87 girls and 76 boys). Regression analysis reveals that personality traits explain a similar amount of academic achievement variance in two gender groups (22% vs. 20% in girls' favor), but social status proves to be a better predictor of academic achievement for boys (27% vs. 4% in boys' favor). High Conscientiousness, perceived popularity as well as low extraversion turned out to be related to girls' academic achievement. Low Schizotypy and Honesty‐Humility, as well as high openness, sociometric, and perceived popularity turned out to be related to boys' academic achievement. Conscientiousness appears not to be related to boys' academic achievement. The results are discussed and recommendations for improving educational practices are offered.
- Subjects
SERBIA; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL status; ACADEMIC achievement; EXTRAVERSION
- Publication
Psychology in the Schools, 2019, Vol 56, Issue 4, p497
- ISSN
0033-3085
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pits.22215