Journal of Psychiatry

How students big five personality traits manifest in perceived social loafing behaviour

European Conference on Psychiatry

March 09, 2023 | Webinar

Dalia Sherif, PhD

University of Houston-Downtown, United States

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Psychiatry

Abstract:

Social loafing (SL) has a detrimental impact on cooperative learning. SL dysfunctional ties are causing more faculties to avoid assigning group projects as part of their course work. This qualitative case study examines how student personalities are expressed in social loafers behavior during university�?�level group assignments at a Texas university. The case study added further depth and breadth to current literature on SL in cooperative learning by exploring the perpetrator’s personality expressions. Ten faculty members were interviewed, 32 students were surveyed, and 10 loafers were identified and self�?�assessed. A qualitative case study was used to provide in-depth investigation of Big Five personality in SL behavior. The faculty interviews and students surveys revealed that Openness to Experience and Conscientiousness were not expressed in SL behavior for universitylevel group assignments assessed by four IPIP facets. Openness to Experience (values, ideas, actions, and fantasy) was not expressed. Faculty and students indicated that loafers were not curious, barely prepared, with very short attention spans after which they get lost. Social loafers showed no originality, no active imagination and no deep thinking. Conscientiousness achievement striving dutifulness competence and order was not expressed. For Extraversion Agreeableness and Neuroticism some facets were expressed and others were withheld. The results of this study provide faculty with a multifaceted understanding of students personality traits to better guide their group interaction and cooperative learning.

Biography :

Dr. Dalia sheriff is one of Houston business journal 2019 honorees as a “woman who means business” and a “woman to watch” The journal honored her long career in higher education, integrated marketing communication and media business development behavior change and educational leadership. She currently serves as the executive dean of the baccalaureate programs and partnerships at lone star college. She has launched and tripled the enrollment in four bachelor’s degrees a She was also the lead faculty at lone star college before she stepped into the executive dean’s position. Dr. Sherif has served as the assistant director of the mba program at the university of houston-downtown. She has spearheaded growing uhd mba from the smallest program in houston to the largest in Texas. The journal also honored her long service with the us departments of commerce and state during which she facilitated multimillion-dollar international business success stories.