A typological study of personality and gender among Wilkes Honors College students: success, satisfaction, and non-conformity

Author

• Daniel Dickson

Date of Award

2011

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Lanning, Kevin

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between personality and measures of academic success and satisfaction. Person-Environment Fit (PE Fit) was assessed by correspondence between students’individual personalities and the personalities of their same-gender peers. Significant differences were found between genders in the correlates of success. The successful male student expressed more Agreeableness and lower Openness to Experience when compared to the typical male. Also, although both typical and successful female students reflected Conscientiousness, only typical females were higher in Agreeableness. Reverse factor analyses revealed that 66% of participants could be classified into three personality types: Intellectually open-minded undercontrollers, Organized, norm-reinforcing overcontrollers, and Socially skilled extraverts. Students in the first group reported lower grades and expressed more dissatisfaction with the HC when compared to other students. Finally, implications of these findings for the future of PE Fit are discussed.

Comments

Includes bibliography.

Recommended Citation

Dickson, Daniel, "A typological study of personality and gender among Wilkes Honors College students: success, satisfaction, and non-conformity" (2011). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019. 55.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors_2/55

Extent

116 p.

Identifier

FA00003576