Anupam and Yadav, V. N.
Central University of Haryana, India
The present study was aimed to investigate the significant gender differences on eight
Indigenous and 16 Cattellian Personality Factors. As gender is one of the concerns in
personality research the literature review confirms the significant gender differences
in various cultures. To realize the main objective of the study, 16 PF-Fifth Edition and
Indigenous Personality Questionnaire are administered on 246 participants (176 females
& 79 males). The age ranged between 18 to 30 years with a mean age of 24.45 years
and SD of 3.16 years. Only volunteer participants participated in the study. The obtained
data was analyzed by applying Mean, SD, and t-ratios with the help of SPSS. Results
revealed that in case of Indigenous Personality Factors, females scored significantly
lower on Impulsivity (t=-5.880<.000) and Hostility (t=-2.231<.027) which depicts that
males would be high on Impulsivity (lack of decision, impatience, stubborn, confused,
rigidity) and Hostility (loveless, vindictive, antisocial, thoughtlessness). Significant gender
differences were not found in Anxiety, Activity, Introversion, Religiosity, Luxurious and
Kindness factors. In case of Cattellian Personality Factors, females did high scores on
Sensitivity (t=7.653p<.000), Vigilance (t=2.357p<.020), Apprehension (t=2.497p<.013)
and Perfectionism (t=2.722p<.007), and low on Abstractedness (t=-2.637p<.009) as
compared to males. There were no significant gender differences in the remaining
Cattellian Factors. Previous research also supports the findings of the present study.
Although, a large sample would be required for more confirmation.