The Big Five Model and the Professional Dispositions of Prospective Psychological Counselors

Abstract

In this study, the personal disposition predictive power of distinctive personality traits towards profession was investigated. Personality can be defined as an individual’s psychological systems, distinctive traits, mechanisms and interactions of these characteristics. The Big Five Personality Model, which argues that the distinctive characteristics of individuals can be grouped in five factors, is one of the most well-known personality models. The concept of personal tendency regarding the profession is related to the non-academic characteristics of prospective psychological counselors. Participants consist of the students (N=431) at the psychological counseling department of two state universities. Data was collected through the Professional Disposition Scale for Counselor Candidates (PDSCC), which has sub-dimensions of being respectful for diversity, caring in interpersonal relationships, being oriented towards people and help, positive attitude towards life, self-awareness and self-controlling, and being open to innovations; and through The Five Factor Personality Inventory (FFPI), which has sub-dimensions of being extraversion, adaptable, responsible, open to experiences, and emotionally unstable. Data were evaluated by linear multiple regression analysis and gradual regression analysis. Analysis results show that the sub-dimensions of PDSCC are predicted by the sub-dimensions of FFPI.

Keywords

• personality,
• Big Five Model
• professional disposition,

Büyük Beşli Modeli ve Psikolojik Danışman Adaylarının Mesleğe İlişkin Kişisel Eğilimleri

Öz

Bu çalışmada ayırıcı kişilik özelliklerinin mesleğe ilişkin kişisel eğilimleri yordama gücü araştırılmıştır. Kişilik bireydeki psikolojik sistemler, ayırıcı özellikler, mekanizmalar ve bu özelliklerin etkileşimleri olarak tanımlanabilmektedir. Bireylerin ayırıcı özelliklerinin beş faktörde gruplanabileceğini savunan Büyük Beşli Kişilik Modeli en bilinen kişilik modellerden biridir. Mesleğe ilişkin kişisel eğilim kavramı, psikolojik danışman adaylarının akademik olmayan özellikleriyle ilgilidir. Katılımcılar iki devlet üniversitesinde psikolojik danışma alanındaki öğrencilerden (N= 431) oluşmaktadır. Veriler, farklılıklara saygı, kişilerarası ilişkilerde özen; insanlara ve yardım etmeye yönelik olma, yaşama karşı olumlu tavır, kendinin farkında olma ve kontrol etme ve yeniliklere açık olma adlarında alt boyutları olan Mesleğe İlişkin Kişisel Eğilimleri Değerlendirme Ölçeği (MİKEDÖ) ve dışadönüklük, uyumluluk, sorumluluk, deneyimlere açıklık ve duygusal dengesizlik alt boyutları olan Beş Faktör Kişilik Ölçeği (BFKÖ) ile toplanmıştır. Veriler doğrusal çoklu regresyon analiz ve aşamalı regresyon analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Analiz sonuçları MİKEDÖ’nün alt boyutlarının BFKÖ’nün alt boyutları tarafından yordandığını göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• kişilik
• Büyük Beşli Modeli
• mesleğe ilişkin kişisel eğilim
• psikolojik danışman eğitimi

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