The Relationship between Hope Scale Scores and the Big Five Factors of Personality among B.S. Architecture Students

Abstract

The objective of this study was to ascertain the existence of relationships between the Big Five Factors of Personality and the Hope Scale scores of college students. The respondents were taken from the Bachelor of Science in Architecture students studying at The Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (E.A.R.I.S.T), a government-owned national college in Manila. Using convenience sampling, 96 respondents of assorted year levels were taken from a total population of approximately 300 students, or a sample size of 32%. The 44-item Big Five Personality Test by Goldberg (1993) was used as well as the 12-item Hope Scale (Snyder et al, 1991). These instruments were administered on the respondents in September of 2016.  To calculate the correlation, Pearson r was applied between the scores of Hope and Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism and Openness. The following Pearson r values and corresponding p values at .05 significance were obtained: Hope and Extraversion r= .3718, p= .000192; Hope and Agreeableness r=.3572, p= .000353; Hope and Conscientiousness r= .1455, p= .157225; Hope and Neuroticism r= .1077, p= .296273; Hope and Openness r=.0969, p= .347629. The r values were significant only between Hope Scale scores and Extraversion and Agreeableness scores.  Based on these findings, it may be inferred that there is a significant correlation between Hope Scale scores and Extraversion and Agreeableness scores of the respondents.