Personality pattern of university students: A perspective of Muslim community

Pages: 659-662
Neyaz Ahmad Siddiquee (Department of Psychology, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Degree College, Bhabua, Kaimur, Bihar)
Seema Singh (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh)

The objective of the study is to investigate the effect of community and sex on extraversion, neuroticism and locus of control. Neuroticism and Introversion-Extroversion Inventory (NIEI) constructed and standardized by Muhar et al. (1992) and Locus of Control administered on a sample of 100 Muslim and 100 Non-Muslim male and female students studying in degree classes of Sasaram (Rohtas) and Bhabua (Kaimur) towns under Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara (Bihar) through purposive sampling. The results revealed that Non-Muslim participants are significantly more extrovert, less neurotic and more internally controlled than Muslim participant. Male participants are significantly more extrovert, less neurotic and more internally controlled than female participants.