UPPER AND LOWER LIMBS DISABILITY AND PERSONALITY TRAITS

Authors

  • Tahira Jabeen Department of Applied Psychology Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
  • Syeda Farhana Kazmi Department of Psychology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Puktunkhwa
  • Atiq ur Rehman Govt. Post Graduate College Jaranwala, District Faisalabad, Punjab
  • Sajjad Ahmed Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad

Abstract

Background: It is believed that the study of personality has the potentials to enhance our prognostic abilities and can better to expose the etiology of mental illness through the relationship of revealed mechanisms. The focus of this study was to investigate and compare the habitual patterns of behavior, thought and emotions of upper and lower limb physically disabled students in terms of personality traits. Methods: This cross sectional study consisted of 100 upper limbs and lower limbs disabled students taken from Kingston school Inclusive Education System Abottabad, Mashal special education system Haripur, Syed Ahmed Shaheed special education center Abottabad,  Al-Munir Foundation Mansehra and Hera Special Education System Haripur and 100 normal students taken from Islamic International School Abottabad, Falcon Public School Haripur, Iqra Academy Mansehra and Alhamd International School Haripur of Hazara Division by purposive sampling technique. This study was conducted during the month of June 2013 to May 2014. Goldberg five big personality scale was used for measuring personality traits of physically disabled and normal students. Results: The significant difference of personality traits scores between physically disabled students (M = 139.2, SD=12.0) and normal students (M=184.5, SD=13.2), t (198) =25.3,  p<.05 was observed. Conclusion: Normal students have high scores as compared to physically disabled students on big five traits, i.e., Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability and Openness to Experience.Keyword: Upper limb disability, Lower limb disability, Personality traits

Author Biographies

Tahira Jabeen, Department of Applied Psychology Lahore College for Women University, Lahore

Ph.D Scholar, Department of Applied Psychology

Syeda Farhana Kazmi, Department of Psychology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Puktunkhwa

Chairperson, Department of Psychology

Atiq ur Rehman, Govt. Post Graduate College Jaranwala, District Faisalabad, Punjab

Lecturer, Department of Psychology

Sajjad Ahmed, Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad

PG Orthopedics

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Published

2016-06-01

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