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EXTRAVERSION, NEUROTICISM, INTELLIGENCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
Author(s) -
MAQSUD M.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1980.tb00799.x
Subject(s) - extraversion and introversion , psychology , neuroticism , academic achievement , raven's progressive matrices , developmental psychology , association (psychology) , personality , social psychology , big five personality traits , cognition , neuroscience , psychotherapist
S ummary . This study in the Northern Nigerian educational system tested the hypothesis of British and American studies that academic achievement at primary school is positively associated with extraversion. One hundred and sixty primary school boys completed the JEPI and Raven's Progressive Matrices. The relationships between the subjects' E, N, intelligence and achievement scores were examined. Contrary to the findings of British and American studies, the results of this enquiry yielded a significant negative association between extraversion and academic attainment.