Investigation of the Relationship between Personality Traits and Positive and Negative Affect

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 1 - 13, 31.12.2024

Ayşe Dilek Öğretir Özçelik , Zeliha Özkanat

https://doi.org/10.51725/etad.1512497

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the relationship between personality traits and positive and negative affect of university students. The study was conducted on a sample of 500 university students (246 male and 256 female) attending […] University in Turkey who voluntarily participated in the research. The participants were selected through snowball and convenience sampling methods. Giessen Test Self-Form, The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and demographic information forms were used to conduct the research. Independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and regression analyses were employed to examine the relationships between variables. The results revealed a weak statistically significant relationship between personality traits and positive and negative affect of university students. The findings are discussed in the light of personality traits and positive and negative affect literature.

Keywords

personality traits, emotion, positive affect, negative affect, university students

Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Kişilik Özellikleri ve Olumlu Olumsuz Duygu Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin kişilik özellikleri ve olumlu olumsuz duygu düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Çalışmaya […] Üniversitesi’nde (Editör tarafından kapatıldı) öğrenim görmekte olan toplam 500 (246 erkek ve 256 kız) gönüllü öğrenci katılım göstermiştir. Katılımcılara kartopu ve uygun örneklem yöntemiyle ulaşılmıştır. Giessen Testi Ben Formu, Pozitif ve Negatif Duygu Ölçeği ve genel bilgi formu veri toplama araçlarıyla veriler toplanmıştır. Bağımsız t testi, ANOVA ve Pearson korelasyon katsayısı ve regresyon analizleri yapılarak değişkenler arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar üniversite öğrencilerinin kişilik özellikleri ve olumlu olumsuz duygu düzeyleri arasında istatistiksel olarak zayıf bir ilişki olduğunu göstermiştir. Elde edilen veriler, kişilik özellikleri ve olumlu olumsuz duygu alanında yapılan çalışmalardan faydalanılarak tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

Kişilik özellikleri, Duygu, Olumlu duygu, Olumsuz duygu, Üniversite öğrencileri

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