Personality Traits across Three Different kinds of Institutes: A Comparative Study

By : Teena Singh

Page No: 287-294

Abstract
Since, most researches draw inferences and generalizations on the basis of data collected from college goers without probing into the accuracy of such generalizations, the current study seeks to explore how similar/dissimilar students from different kind of institute are. The objective of the study was to compare certain personal attributes viz. self-efficacy, Locus of control and Type-A personality across three types of institutes, namely University, University Affiliated and private/ autonomous. Analysis of variance and post-hoc analysis revealed that students from different kinds of institutes differ significantly in terms of the aforesaid personality factors. The study has important implications for social scientific as well as management researchers who conduct studies on college students and generalize their research findings without taking institutional differences into consideration.

Author :
Teena Singh : Registrar and Professor, OB & HR, New Delhi Institute of Management, New Delhi, India