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Research notesA predictive psychometric model to identify personality and gender differences of college majors

Noel Mark Noël - No affiliation found

2016/11/01 Full-length article DOI: 10.1016/j.ijme.2016.05.004 Journal: The International Journal of Management Education

Abstract:

Highlights•Personality traits for each major reflect conventional stereotypes.•Two personality factors and gender explain 47.9% of variance in choice of major.•Universities may wish to tailor curricula based upon student personality types.•Psychology majors share more traits with accounting majors than marketing majors.