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Analyzing the Psychological Characteristics and Personality Traits of Young Engineers and Technologists (YET) in Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)

Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities
Journal · Vol. 6 · Issue 7 · pp. 525-529
Abstract

The personality of everyone is different according to the environment and educational background. This study was conducted to identify personality traits among young engineers and technologists (YET) at Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM). The research design used is a cross-sectional survey that uses the Big Five Inventory Questionnaire (adapted) (BFIQ), and the Krecjie and Morgan (1970) sampling determination table is used. The study population consists of students at UteM, and the total sample obtained is 301 people. The findings of the study found that the YET personality traits are agreeableness (70.4% of YET) and openness (29.6% of YET). The findings of the study related to the demographic background show that most of the respondents consist of 4th year YET, which are 39.2% (118 YET), followed by 1st year YET, which are 32.2% (97 YET), 3rd year YET which are 17.6% (53 YET) and YET year 2 which is 11.0% (33 YET). The frequency of YET siblings at UTeM is four (4). Next is the frequency of the year of birth of UTeM YET is 2000, and the frequency of the highest month of birth among YET is the month of March. This difference in personality can indirectly affect and have a relationship with academic achievement and opportunities for choosing a career in the future. © 2023, Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities. All Rights Reserved.

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Personality traits Agreeableness openness UTeM YET

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Centre for Language Learning, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malacca, Malacca, Malaysia
Centre of Diversity and Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Funding & Acknowledgements
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, UTeM
The authors would like to express their gratitude to the Centre for Languages Learning (CeLL) and Centre for Research and Innovation Management (CRIM) Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Melaka for providing funding and unwavering support for this study.
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