NEUROTICISM AND “SPECIAL TREATMENT” IN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by Scientific Journal Publishers Ltd in Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal
- Vol. 30 (8) , 807-811
- https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2002.30.8.807
Abstract
Two intakes of first year students (N= 54 andN= 60) were given the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (Eysenck & Eysenck, 1985) soon after arriving at university. Three years later they wrote their final examinations consisting of seven three-hour papers. Results showed that students high on Neuroticism were more likely to write their examinations in the health center or to provide a doctor's note than were students low on Neuroticism. There was no difference in Extraversion, Psychoticism or Lie scale scores in their final grades.Keywords
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