Tweet, Post, Share: Decoding Personality and Gender Effects on Social Media Self-Disclosure among University Undergraduates

Personality traits and organizational support as predictors of work-life balance among shoprite workers. Work-life balance has become an emerging issue where bothorganization and employees tend to benefit. However no consistent results have been obtained using different predictors. Therefore, this study investigated personality traits and organizational support as predictors of work-life balance among workers in Shoprite in Ibadan metropolis. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design while purposive sampling technique was used to select one superstore: Shoprite in Ibadan. Data were collected from 200 participants using three validated scales and analyzed using t-test of independent samples and multiple regressions analysis. Three hypotheses were tested and accepted at a p < 0.05 level of significance. The result indicated that perceived organizational support significantly influenced work-life balance [t (198) = 2.12, p <..05] among study participants. Also, the result revealed that personality traits of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness to experience jointly predicted work-life balance among workers (R2 = 0.04, F (5, 191) = 1.64, p < 0.05). Furthermore, personality traits and organizational support jointly predicted work-life balance among study participants (R2 = 0.08, F (6,190) = 2.89, p < 0.05). However, only perceived organizational support independently predicted work-life balance. The study concluded that personality traits and organizational support are good predictors of work-life balance among study participants. It is recommended that workers should learn self-and time-management techniques to achieve maximum

Youth has been on the forefront of political change in many African countries including Nigeria. Studies that have used different predictors of political participation among youths have produced different results. Therefore, the study examined personality traits and social media predicting political participation among youths in Borokiri, Rivers State. A cross–sectional survey design was utilized using purposive sampling technique to select the population. Validated questionnaires were adopted to conveniently collect data from 289 youths. Multiple regression analysis and independent samples t-test statistics were used to analyze data collected. The study tested two hypotheses which were accepted at p =.001 level of significance. The result revealed that personality traits and social media jointly predicted political participation among youths in Borokiri, Rivers State [R2 = .083, F (2, 287) = 7.413, p =.001]. Also, the result showed social media to independently predict political participation among study participants (β = .288, t = 4.93, p <.05) while personality traits did not independently predict political participation among study samples (β = -.103, t = -.047, p >.05). Finally, gender was found to show a significant difference in political participation among study participants [t (289) =7.24, p =.001]. The study concluded that social media and gender were more influential in motivating political participation than personality traits among youths in Borokiri, Rivers State. It is recommended that both personality and political psychologists should profile and motivate youths to participate more in political activities than before in order to improve individuals and community well-being.

Organisational commitment remains the backbone of growth and development in for-profit and nonprofit organisations. However, studies investigating organisational commitment in educational sectors have produced different results. Therefore, this study examined the predictability of job satisfaction and self-esteem on organisational commitment among non-academic staff in a Nigerian federal university. A cross-sectional survey research design was adopted, a purposive sampling technique was used to select one federal University, and a convenience sampling technique was used to select participants to administer the questionnaires. Data were collected from 292 participants using validated scales and analysed using independent samples t-test and multiple regression analysis. At the same time, the hypotheses tested were accepted at a p < .05 level of significance. The result revealed that job satisfaction and self-esteem jointly predicted organisational commitment among study participants [R2 = .05, F (2,291) =7.37, p < .05]. Moreover, the results showed that job satisfaction independently predicted organisational commitment among study participants (β =.22, p <.05). However, self-esteem did not independently predict organisational commitment among study participants (β =.08, p >.05]. The study concluded that job satisfaction more than self-esteem tends to predict organisational commitment among study participants strongly. It is recommended that human resources planning units in higher institutions should put in place robust programmes that would enhance organisational commitment among their employees.

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between sports team evangelism and media fanaticism levels of Atatürk University Faculty of Sports Sciences students. The research was conducted with a total of 320 students studying Faculty of Sports Sciences at Atatürk University. In the study, Sports Team Evangelism (eFANgelism) Scale and Fans' Motivation to Follow Their Teams on Social Media Scale were applied by using the relational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. Independent Sample T-Test and One-Way Analysis of Variance were used to analyze the data. In cases where a significant difference was observed as a result of One-Way Analysis of Variance, Post Hoc (Tukey) test was applied to find the source of the difference. In order to determine the relationship between the scales, "Pearson Correlation" analyzes were performed and evaluated at the p < .05 significance level. A significant difference was found in the gender variable in the participants' sports team evangelism levels (p < .05). Significant difference wasn't found in the variables of age, sports license status, income level, department, and favorite team. Significant differences were detected in the participants' motivation to follow their teams on social media in terms of gender, sports license status, department and favorite team variables. No significant difference was found in age and income level variables. It was concluded that there was a highly positive relationship between the participants' sports team evangelism levels and their motivation to follow their teams on social media. It can be said that as the participants' level of sports team evangelism increases, their motivation to follow their teams on social media also increases; as the level of sports team evangelism decreases, their motivation to follow their teams on social media also decreases.

To determine whether nurses' personality traits impact their levels of compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue has become one of nursing literature's most discussed and investigated topics. Although some nurses working in the same environment and under similar conditions are more resistant to compassion fatigue, some are at risk of it. This descriptive study was conducted with 451 nurses selected using a simple random sampling method in Turkey. Data were collected using web-based online survey forms between February and April 2022. A questionnaire form regarding personal traits and professional characteristics, the Compassion Fatigue-Short Scale, and Basic Personality Traits Inventory were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression analysis. The nurses' compassion fatigue was moderate, and personality traits were found to be agreeableness, conscientiousness, and extraversion, respectively. There was a negative correlation between compassion fatigue and personality traits of extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to experience, yet a positive correlation with neuroticism and negative valence. According to the regression analysis, nurses' personality traits were effective on compassion fatigue by 21.9%. The personality trait of extraversion had a negative impact on compassion fatigue, and neuroticism had a positive impact. This study identified a correlation between nurses' personality traits and compassion fatigue, suggesting that certain personality traits can be predictive factors of compassion fatigue. The limited number of studies discussing personality traits and compassion fatigue together increases the importance of the current study, which may shed light on future studies to be conducted on similar topics. This study has important implications for nurse managers. Nurse managers can predict whether they may experience compassion fatigue based on their personality traits.

Associations between social media addiction and health behaviours among pregnant women in the digital age.

Few studies have examined the personality traits that may predict opinion leadership behavior in social media. This study aims to examine the personality traits of individuals who use social media platforms and engage in social networking in Saudi Arabia. This study investigates the extent to which innovativeness, competence in interpersonal relationships, and extraversion affect the opinion leadership propensity in social media. The data were collected via an online structured questionnaire which was completed by a sample of 321 social media users. The results of this study show that people with a high level of innovativeness and interpersonal relationship competency are more likely to be opinion leaders on social media. However, the personality trait of extraversion does not affect the propensity to be an opinion leader. The results indicate that the effect of innovativeness on opinion leadership propensity is lower for Generation Y than Generation X.

The potential relationship between social media addiction and personality traits is an essential topic in tourism studies, though it is rarely examined. Thus, this study aims to examine whether undergraduate tourism students are addicted to social media and, if so, the possible relationship between this addiction and their personality traits. The research used the descriptive method, one of the quantitative research methods. The questionnaire technique and the convenience sampling method were preferred to amass the data. Data were collected from 454 undergraduate tourism students and analyzed with the Pearson correlation test by using SPSS 25. This research has revealed that the students' dominant personality trait is agreeableness with a low-level social media addiction. The research has also found a positive relationship between neuroticism personality traits and social media addiction and a negative relationship between personality traits of extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness, and social media addiction. The research has revealed that tourism students are dependent on social media. Social media addiction is a type of addiction that harms individuals' personal development and business life. Accordingly, theoretical and practical studies should be carried out to combat this addiction. To this end, it is crucial to develop more sophisticated combating methods according to an individual's personality traits and carry out awareness and training studies in the practical field. The literature has scarcely examined the relationship between undergraduate tourism students' personality traits and social media addiction. Therefore, this study is believed to contribute to filling an important gap in the literature.

The study investigated code switching and code mixing on social media writing skills of the University undergraduates in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study investigated the level of code switching and code mixing among male and female undergraduates on social media writing and it also examines the influence of code switching and code mixing on social media writing skills among universities undergraduates in Ekiti State. The descriptive survey research design was adopted in the study. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select the sample. The first stage purposive sampling techniques were used to sample all the four university in Ekiti state. The second stage, proportional sampling technique was used to sample from of the four universities. The third stage simple random sampling techniques was used to sample undergraduates from each faculty in four universities. Questionnaire was used to collect data on the study. Section A focused on the demographic variables of the respondents such as name of university, faculty and level of study and undergraduate background. Section B was made up items to elicit information on code mixing and code switching undergraduates on social media writing skills. The reliability of the instrument was determined through test, re-test method and in doing this, the instrument administered on 20 respondents outside the sample twice within the interval of two weeks. The two responses were correlated and analysed using test re-test, which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.73. The data collected was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics such as the frequency counts percentages and bar chart were used to answer research questions. Hypotheses 1 and 2 were tested using Pearson’s Product moment correlation; hypotheses 3, 4 were tested using t-test. All the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Therefore, the University undergraduates should stick to the option of language they choose to use on social media and that code switching and code mixing should be used alongside with quotation marks to indicate deliberate use of other codes on social media to show compliance with syntactic rules guiding writing.

Introduction: The study aims to investigate the perceived paternal attitudes of children aged between 9 and 17 years in relation to some variables such as child’s gender, child’s age, the number of siblings, father’s working status, and father’s level of education. Methods: The study used a survey design. The sample group consisted of 424 children aged between 9 and 17 years, including 233 girls and 191 boys. The data were collected using the Child Raising Styles Scale developed by Sümer and Güngör (1999), and a General Information Form. The data were analyzed using SPSS software. An independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to test whether there is a single significant difference in the dataset. The Scheffe test was used to determine the groups that caused the significant difference. Results: The level of significance was set at p<0.05 in all statistical analyses. There was no significant difference in father’s acceptance/attention in terms of child’s gender and the number of siblings, while a significant difference was found in terms of child’s age, father’s working status, and father’s level of education. There was no significant difference in children’s perceived paternal attitudes according to child’s gender, child’s age, number of siblings, father’s working status, and father’s level of education in the supervision/control dimension. On the other hand, there was a significant difference according to child’s age, child’s gender, number of siblings, father’s working status, and father’s level of education in the acceptance/attention dimension. Discussion: Taken together, the research results showed that fathers’ child-raising attitudes vary. Some results are consistent with earlier studies, and some are contrast to earlier studies. A possible explanation for this might be factors such as place, time, sample, changes in parental attitudes, and socio-cultural changes. Limitations: The sample consisted of 424 children aged between 9 and 17 years including 233 girls and 191 boys. Conclusions: Parents’ attitudes and behaviours in raising their children are different. These differences may result from parents’ expectations of their children, parents’ enjoyment of the parenting role, the number of children, children’s birth order, children’s gender, children’s personality traits, parents’ personality traits, and the interaction that parents had with their parents in their childhood. These factors have an impact on parents’ attitudes and behaviours and determine the form and quality of the relationship between the mother, father, and child.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine whether men and women differ significantly in their financial risk perception and investment planning behaviour. The study investigates the influence of financial literacy, behavioural biases, personality traits and financial risk tolerance on investment planning priority. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study adopted a quantitative, descriptive and crosssectional research design. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale from 63 respondents aged between 20 and 60 years. Purposive sampling was used for respondent selection. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS, applying reliability analysis (Cronbach’s Alpha), descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis. Findings: The reliability results confirm strong internal consistency of the instrument (Cronbach’s Alpha = 0.838). Independent sample t-test results indicate that there is no statistically significant difference between male and female respondents across financial risk perception, financial literacy, behavioural biases, personality traits, risk tolerance and investment planning priority (p > 0.05). Correlation analysis shows that financial literacy has a strong positive relationship with investment planning priority (r = 0.622, p < 0.001). Regression results reveal that personality traits significantly predict financial risk perception (β = 0.342, p = 0.019), while financial risk tolerance significantly predicts investment planning priority (β = 0.440, p < 0.001). Overall, the results suggest that investment planning behaviour is shaped more by psychological traits and risk tolerance rather than gender alone. 395 Practical Implications: The findings suggest that financial advisors and policymakers should avoid gender-based assumptions while designing investment products and financial literacy interventions. Instead, greater focus should be placed on strengthening financial literacy and risk tolerance capability among individuals. Originality/Value: This study contributes to behavioural finance literature by providing empirical evidence from an Indian sample and highlighting that gender differences in financial risk perception are minimal, while psychological and behavioural factors are more influential in shaping investment planning behaviour

Young adults especially females have become obsessed with social media leading to a form of social media addiction. Studies have used different predictors to investigate social media addiction with varied results. This study examines the influence of self-esteem and age on social media addiction among female undergraduates in Abuja, Nigeria. Cross-sectional survey design was adopted while purposive sampling technique was utilized to select two private universities. Data were conveniently collected from 197 female undergraduates using validated scales and analysed using independent sample t-test to test two hypotheses which were accepted at p <.05 level of significance. The results indicate that self-esteem significantly influenced social media addiction [t(194) = 2.21, p <.05] such that undergraduates who reported high level of self-esteem reported higher level of social media addiction (M = 84.33, SD = 24.86) compared to undergraduates who reported low self-esteem (M = 79.24, SD = 13.97). However, age did not statistically influence social media addiction among study participants t (194) = .02, p > .05. The novelty of this study is that it is the first time self-esteem and age on social media addiction is investigated among the study population. The study recommends that parents, mental health professionals and other stakeholders should create awareness on the adverse effects of social media addiction on the overall psychological well-being among the study population and beyond.

The implication of social media on students’ study habits has become a subject of attention, especially now that its utilization is prevalent. Consequently, study habits are learning procedures that enable students to work independently and perform well academically (Ogbuiyi et al., 2020). This study was anchored to the Social Learning Theory of Albert Bandura (1963), which refers to self-regulation and self-reflection as factors that enable a person to adapt to various circumstances. This study used a quantitative-correlational research design and standardized questionnaires to gather data. The participants of the study were 408 college students during the Second Semester Academic Year 2021-2022 in a Catholic University. Moreover, the use of analysis of variance and independent sample t-test indicated that social media usage and study habits, when grouped according to sex, college department, and year level, had no significant relationship; this showed that social media usage and study habits, regardless of the variables, were all using social media and study habits equally. Furthermore, in determining the relationship between social media usage and study habits of college students where it indicated a significant relationship, it employed Pearson product-moment correlation. As a result, college students utilized both in a similar manner. Regarding their utilization of study habits the college students’ interpretation was good, while their social media usage was moderate. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended some relevant plans to help students continue using social media to aid them in their learning.

Objectives: This paper aims to investigate the relationship between personality traits, gambling behavior, and social media use. Methods: A questionnaire comprised of the Five-Factor Model (Costa & McCrae, 1992), the Gambling Behavior Scale by Jeff and Gregory (2010) and the Social Networking Time Use Scale (Olufadi, 2015) was administered to 718 students in Northern Cyprus. Pearson’s correlation and multiple linear regression analysis were carried out to test if the five personality traits have a significant positive relationship with gambling behavior. Results: Data analysis showed a significant positive relationship between social media use and gambling behavior. The study reported that while the relationship between three personality traits (extraversion, neuroticism, and openness to experience) and gambling behavior is partially mediated by social media use, the relationship between agreeableness as a personality trait and gambling behavior is not mediated by social media use. Finally, findings showed that the impact of conscientiousness on gambling behavior is influenced by the frequency and time spent on social media. Conclusions: In light of the reported impact of personality traits on gambling behavior, further research should seek to find out what it is about social media that encourages gambling behavior, and what combination of factors is most likely to force social media users to part with money to play or gamble. Finally, different motivations for social media use can be tested as moderators in the relationship between personality traits and gambling behavior.

Social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are originally developed as communication tools among individuals for private conversations. Through the platforms, people share photos, stories and news with their social media friends to interact with their close friends and update others about their lives. Despite criticisms on the true quality and values of the relationships developed through social media platforms, the power of social media as communication tools that digitally connect people can hardly be denied nowadays.