Table VI. Descriptive statistics on the...

Table VI.

Descriptive statistics on the personality trait and performance constructs

Items	Question description	Average score	SD	Rank
20	I try to perform all the tasks assigned to me conscientiously	4.0822	0.89370	1
4	I try to be courteous to everyone I meet	4.0274	0.91245	2
5	I keep my belongings neat and clean	3.9863	0.87390	3
55	I am able to get organized	3.9175	0.95348	4
35	I work hard to accomplish my goals	3.9041	0.78465	5
15	I’m a very methodical person	3.9041	0.95981	6
24	I believe not to be cynical and skeptical of others’ intentions	3.8493	1.00928	7
19	I would rather cooperate with others than compete with them	3.8493	0.95265	8
60	I’m picky about how jobs should be done	3.8356	0.89774	9
50	I am a productive person who always gets the job done	3.8219	0.90281	10
17	I really enjoy talking to people	3.7534	0.90935	11
9	I rarely get into arguments with my family and co-workers	3.7397	0.81696	12
45	Most of times, I’m as dependable or reliable as I should be	3.7123	0.96436	13
2	I like to have a lot of people around me	3.6986	0.99561	14
14	Some people think I’m not selfish and egotistical	3.6712	0.89837	15
40	When I make a commitment, I can always be counted on to follow through	3.6575	0.85341	16
10	I’m pretty good about pacing myself so as to get things done on time	3.6575	0.86935	17
49	I generally try to be thoughtful and considerate	3.6164	0.84377	18
39	Most people think of me as warm and not calculating	3.6027	0.87781	19
7	I laugh easily	3.6027	0.99638	20
53	I have a lot of intellectual curiosity	3.5890	0.87932	21
13	I am intrigued by the patterns I find in art and nature	3.5890	0.96947	22
25	I have a clear set of goals and work toward them in an orderly fashion	3.5753	0.86471	23
52	I am an active person	3.5753	0.83196	24
34	Most people I know like me	3.5342	0.78319	25
57	I would rather be a leader of others than go my own way	3.5068	0.89943	26
37	I am a cheerful, high spirited person	3.4795	0.86778	27
30	I don’t waste a lot of time before settling down to work	3.4658	0.92919	28
32	I often feel as if I’m bursting with energy	3.3973	0.82898	29
18	I believe letting students hear controversial speakers will not confuse and will not mislead them	3.3973	1.03735	30
42	I am a cheerful optimist	3.3699	0.99313	31
38	I believe we should look to our religious authorities for decisions on moral issues	3.3151	0.95564	32
28	I often try new and foreign foods	3.3151	0.81440	33
59	Even if necessary, I am not willing to manipulate people to get what I want	3.2055	1.05355	34
33	I frequently notice the moods or feelings that different environments produce	3.1918	0.89221	35
47	My life is fast-paced	3.1918	0.84422	36
54	If I don’t like people, I won’t let them know it	3.1233	0.9732	37
29	I believe that most people will not take advantage of you if you let them	3.0822	0.87803	38
43	Sometimes when I am reading poetry or looking at a work of art, I feel a chill or wave of excitement	3.0548	0.83150	39
22	I like to be where the action is	3.0274	0.86995	40
27	I usually prefer to do things alone	3.0137	0.79045	41
48	I have strong interest in speculation on the nature of the universe or the human condition	2.95890	0.90429	42
23	Poetry has major effect on me	2.9315	0.93287	43
46	I am frequently sad or depressed	2.8356	0.78198	44
16	I frequently feel lonely or blue	2.7945	0.86537	45
1	I am a worrier	2.7808	1.20470	46
12	I have felt overpowering joy	2.6849	1.03918	47
31	I rarely feel fearful or anxious	2.63.01	0.85808	48
36	I often get angry at the way people treat me	2.6027	0.82565	49
44	I’m not hard headed and not stubborn	2.5890	0.87932	50
41	Too often, when things go wrong, I get discouraged and feel like giving up	2.5068	0.88386	51
11	When I’m under a great deal of stress, sometimes I feel like I’m going to pieces	2.4795	0.9442	52
21	I often feel tense and jittery	2.4247	0.94160	53
56	At times I have been so ashamed I just wanted to hide	2.4247	0.88062	54
3	I do like to waste my time daydreaming	2.3699	0.97904	55
51	I often feel helpless and want someone else to solve my problems	2.3151	0.86405	56
8	I don’t believe that it’s better to stick to your own principles than to be open-minded	2.3014	0.92323	57
6	I have a low opinion of myself	2.1918	1.03625	58
58	I often enjoy playing with theories or abstract ideas	2.1781	1.04539	59
26	Sometimes I feel completely worthless	2.0822	1.0202	60

Items	Question description	Average score	SD	Rank
20	I try to perform all the tasks assigned to me conscientiously	4.0822	0.89370	1
4	I try to be courteous to everyone I meet	4.0274	0.91245	2
5	I keep my belongings neat and clean	3.9863	0.87390	3
55	I am able to get organized	3.9175	0.95348	4
35	I work hard to accomplish my goals	3.9041	0.78465	5
15	I’m a very methodical person	3.9041	0.95981	6
24	I believe not to be cynical and skeptical of others’ intentions	3.8493	1.00928	7
19	I would rather cooperate with others than compete with them	3.8493	0.95265	8
60	I’m picky about how jobs should be done	3.8356	0.89774	9
50	I am a productive person who always gets the job done	3.8219	0.90281	10
17	I really enjoy talking to people	3.7534	0.90935	11
9	I rarely get into arguments with my family and co-workers	3.7397	0.81696	12
45	Most of times, I’m as dependable or reliable as I should be	3.7123	0.96436	13
2	I like to have a lot of people around me	3.6986	0.99561	14
14	Some people think I’m not selfish and egotistical	3.6712	0.89837	15
40	When I make a commitment, I can always be counted on to follow through	3.6575	0.85341	16
10	I’m pretty good about pacing myself so as to get things done on time	3.6575	0.86935	17
49	I generally try to be thoughtful and considerate	3.6164	0.84377	18
39	Most people think of me as warm and not calculating	3.6027	0.87781	19
7	I laugh easily	3.6027	0.99638	20
53	I have a lot of intellectual curiosity	3.5890	0.87932	21
13	I am intrigued by the patterns I find in art and nature	3.5890	0.96947	22
25	I have a clear set of goals and work toward them in an orderly fashion	3.5753	0.86471	23
52	I am an active person	3.5753	0.83196	24
34	Most people I know like me	3.5342	0.78319	25
57	I would rather be a leader of others than go my own way	3.5068	0.89943	26
37	I am a cheerful, high spirited person	3.4795	0.86778	27
30	I don’t waste a lot of time before settling down to work	3.4658	0.92919	28
32	I often feel as if I’m bursting with energy	3.3973	0.82898	29
18	I believe letting students hear controversial speakers will not confuse and will not mislead them	3.3973	1.03735	30
42	I am a cheerful optimist	3.3699	0.99313	31
38	I believe we should look to our religious authorities for decisions on moral issues	3.3151	0.95564	32
28	I often try new and foreign foods	3.3151	0.81440	33
59	Even if necessary, I am not willing to manipulate people to get what I want	3.2055	1.05355	34
33	I frequently notice the moods or feelings that different environments produce	3.1918	0.89221	35
47	My life is fast-paced	3.1918	0.84422	36
54	If I don’t like people, I won’t let them know it	3.1233	0.9732	37
29	I believe that most people will not take advantage of you if you let them	3.0822	0.87803	38
43	Sometimes when I am reading poetry or looking at a work of art, I feel a chill or wave of excitement	3.0548	0.83150	39
22	I like to be where the action is	3.0274	0.86995	40
27	I usually prefer to do things alone	3.0137	0.79045	41
48	I have strong interest in speculation on the nature of the universe or the human condition	2.95890	0.90429	42
23	Poetry has major effect on me	2.9315	0.93287	43
46	I am frequently sad or depressed	2.8356	0.78198	44
16	I frequently feel lonely or blue	2.7945	0.86537	45
1	I am a worrier	2.7808	1.20470	46
12	I have felt overpowering joy	2.6849	1.03918	47
31	I rarely feel fearful or anxious	2.63.01	0.85808	48
36	I often get angry at the way people treat me	2.6027	0.82565	49
44	I’m not hard headed and not stubborn	2.5890	0.87932	50
41	Too often, when things go wrong, I get discouraged and feel like giving up	2.5068	0.88386	51
11	When I’m under a great deal of stress, sometimes I feel like I’m going to pieces	2.4795	0.9442	52
21	I often feel tense and jittery	2.4247	0.94160	53
56	At times I have been so ashamed I just wanted to hide	2.4247	0.88062	54
3	I do like to waste my time daydreaming	2.3699	0.97904	55
51	I often feel helpless and want someone else to solve my problems	2.3151	0.86405	56
8	I don’t believe that it’s better to stick to your own principles than to be open-minded	2.3014	0.92323	57
6	I have a low opinion of myself	2.1918	1.03625	58
58	I often enjoy playing with theories or abstract ideas	2.1781	1.04539	59
26	Sometimes I feel completely worthless	2.0822	1.0202	60

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