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An Investigation of Personality Traits in Relation to Intention to Withdraw From College
- Journal of College Student Development
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 45, Number 5, September/October 2004
- pp. 517-534
- 10.1353/csd.2004.0059
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We examined the Big Five(De Raad, 2000) personality traits of Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, Extraversion, and Openness, plus the narrow personality traits of Aggression, Career-Decidedness, Optimism, Self-Directed Learning, Sense of Identity, Tough-Mindedness, and Work Drive in relation to intention to withdraw from college. Among 233 university freshmen, all of the traits except Tough-Mindedness and Openness were significantly related to withdrawal intention, with three traits—Sense of Identity, Emotional Stability, and Work Drive—accounting for 22% of the variance in intention to withdraw. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.