Abstract

COMPARE THE PERSONALITY TRAITS OF SINGLE CHILD AND CHILD WITH SIBLINGS

Dr. Dhanya M. Nair*

Abstract

This study aimed to compare the personality traits of single child and child with siblings. This was an exploratory study of 80 adolescents between 17-19 years from selected colleges of Idukki District, Kerala. The tool used for the study is Big five personality Likert scale. The domains included in the scale are Neuroticism (N), Extraversion (E), and Openness (O), Agreeableness (A), and Conscientiousness (C). The scale uses a 5-point Likert Scale ranging from (1) very inaccurate to (5) very accurate. Result indicated that mean value of extraversion of single child is 22.68 and child with sibling is 21.87. Mean value of agreeableness of single child is 25.11 and child with sibling is 26.14. in the case of conscientiousness the mean value of single child is 25.38 and child with siblings 26.84. Mean value of neuroticism mean value of single child is 22.62 and child with sibling is 21.88. In the area of openness the mean value of single child is 28.3 and child with sibling is 28.27. There is no statistical difference in the domains of personality (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness) between single child and child with siblings as the t calculated value is less than the t table value at 0.01 level.

Keywords: Personality traits, Single child, Child with sibling, Adolescent.