investigate personality traits, goals and plans of young people to change their personality traits: Looking at gender differences

The purpose of this study was to investigate personality traits, goals and plans of young people to change their personality traits with respect to gender differences. Within the framework of a causal-descriptive design, among 18 to 25-year-old students of Yazd University 160 people using the available sampling method as a sample group in the study. To collect data, the. The big five inventory-Trait change inventory (BFI-TGI) ( Big Five Inventory-Trait change Goal Inventory) (Costa & McCrae,1992) was used online. Data were analyzed by Spss22 using t-test and chi-square test methods.data analysis showed that the mean of agreeableness trait in the whole sample group was higher than other traits. The results of t-test to compare the personality traits of men and women showed a significant difference in agreement (P = 0.001) and openness to experience (P = 0.006). Also In relation to the goals of changing personality traits, the chi-square value indicated that there is a significant difference between men and women in their goals for changing the traits of agreement (P = 0.001), openness to experience (p = 0.001) and conscience (p = 0.006). In general, it can be concluded that personality traits, while relatively stable, can be changed and the definition of change goals and planning can be effective.