Using Personality and Cognitive Ability to Predict Academic Achievement in a Young Adult Sample

Authors

A Alexander Beaujean
Michael W. Firmin, Cedarville UniversityFollow
Shanna Atai
Courtney B. Johnson
Ruth L. FirminFollow
Kena E. Mena

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2011

Journal Title

Personality and Individual Differences

Volume

51

Issue

6

First Page

709

Last Page

714

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between cognitive ability, personality, and academic achievement in post-secondary students, using latent variable models. Testing both simple and complex relationships, we found that cognitive ability and personality predicted reading achievement independently, but that they interact when predicting math achievement – at least in the Conscientiousness and Openness to Experience domains.

Keywords

Five Factor Model; Academic achievement; University students; Latent variable model; Cognitive ability

Recommended Citation

Beaujean, A., Firmin, M., Attai, S., Johnson, C., Firmin, R., & Mena, K., (2011). Using personality and cognitive ability to predict academic achievement in a young adult sample. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 709-714.