Relation between personality dimensions with student's academic performance

The present study is an attempt to personality dimensions in academic performance of university students. The sample includes 206 individuals (106 females، 100 males) from Shahid Beheshti University. Data was collected through short version of Neo Inventory and Dortaj Academic Performance Inventory. Data was analyzed by multivariate regression test canonical correlation and multivariate analysis of variance. Results show that extroversion and conscientiousness have positive relationship with academic performance and neuroticism has negative relationship with academic performanc Also there was no significant difference between male and female participants in term of thinking styles. There was significant difference between students in technical and human sciences groups in term of thinking styles. Students in technical group showed higher score in legislative thinking styles than students in human sciences. Also results show that female students have higher score in Openness to experience than male students.