Perfil de la personalidad de los estudiantes pertenecientes a la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad de Cuenca en el periodo lectivo septiembre 2023 - febrero 2024

Abstract

Personality is a relevant topic within the academic field of psychology, because it is interesting to know how it intervenes in the development of a student as a future professional. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify the personality profile of psychology students. To achieve this, we worked with a probabilistic sample of n= 211 students of the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Cuenca. The NEO-FFI inventory was applied in order to evaluate the five personality traits: Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness; in addition to a sociodemographic questionnaire. The research findings show that the personality trait with the highest incidence is neuroticism in the variables of female sex, married marital status, age between 18-25 years, low economic status and first academic cycle. These results are useful to deepen in the characteristics that should be worked on and developed for students to better fit the professional profile of a psychologist.