Rosander Pia, Bäckström Martin
Section of Psychology, Kristianstad University, Sweden.
Scand J Psychol. 2014 Dec;55(6):611-8. doi: 10.1111/sjop.12165. Epub 2014 Sep 26.
The aim of the present study was to explore the ability of personality to predict academic performance in a longitudinal study of a Swedish upper secondary school sample. Academic performance was assessed throughout a three-year period via final grades from the compulsory school and upper secondary school. The Big Five personality factors (Costa & McCrae, ) - particularly Conscientiousness and Neuroticism - were found to predict overall academic performance, after controlling for general intelligence. Results suggest that Conscientiousness, as measured at the age of 16, can explain change in academic performance at the age of 19. The effect of Neuroticism on Conscientiousness indicates that, as regarding getting good grades, it is better to be a bit neurotic than to be stable. The study extends previous work by assessing the relationship between the Big Five and academic performance over a three-year period. The results offer educators avenues for improving educational achievement.
本研究的目的是在一项针对瑞典高中样本的纵向研究中，探讨人格对学业成绩的预测能力。通过义务教育阶段和高中阶段的期末成绩，对三年期间的学业成绩进行评估。在控制了一般智力因素后，发现大五人格因素（科斯塔和麦克雷）——尤其是尽责性和神经质——能够预测整体学业成绩。结果表明，16岁时测量的尽责性能够解释19岁时学业成绩的变化。神经质对尽责性的影响表明，就取得好成绩而言，有点神经质比性格稳定更好。该研究通过评估三年期间大五人格因素与学业成绩之间的关系，扩展了先前的研究工作。研究结果为教育工作者提高教育成就提供了途径。
