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Examining Gender Differences, Personality Traits, Academic Performance, and Motivation in Ukrainian and Polish Students of Physical Education: A Cross-Cultural Study

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Kuśnierz, Cezary, Rogowska, Aleksandra M., Pavlova, Iuliia·2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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BACKGROUND: This study examined the relationship of academic performance with the Big Five traits of personality, academic motivation, and gender in a cross-cultural context. METHODS: Participants in the study were 424 university students of physical education (PE) departments from Poland (53%) and Ukraine (47%). Undergraduates completed a brief version of the International Personality Item Pool (Mini-IPIP) to assess the Five-Factor model of personality, the Academic Motivations Scale (AMS), and grade point average (GPA). RESULTS: Polish PE students scored higher in emotional stability and extroversion and had a higher GPA than Ukrainian PE undergraduates. Gender differences were found in both personality traits and academic motivation scales. Intrinsic motivation may predict academic performance. Conscientiousness and intellect emerged as mediators of the relationship between intrinsic motivation and academic performance and gender was found as a moderator in the relationship between conscientiousness and academic success. CONCLUSIONS: Women are more motivated regarding academic achievements than men. In addition to intrinsic motivation, the most important factors for academic grades are some personality traits, gender, and cultural differences. Openness and conscientiousness in men are mediators between intrinsic motivation and academic performance. The results of this study may be useful for PE academic teachers to improve the motivation of their students.

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Authors
Kuśnierz, C., Rogowska, A. M., & Pavlova, I.
Affiliations
  • Opole University of Technology (PL)
  • University of Opole (PL)
  • Theory and Methods of Physical Culture Department, Lviv State University of Physical Culture, 79007 Lviv, Ukraine
Corresponding author
Rogowska, Aleksandra M.
Venue
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-08-07
Volume
17
Issue
16
Pages
5729
ISSN
1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3047633166
Cited by
100
References
90
Citations by year
2026: 19 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 1
FWCI
8.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords
gender differences, Big Five personality traits, academic motivation, intrinsic motivation, academic performance, physical education students, conscientiousness, openness to experience, emotional stability, extraversion, cross-cultural comparison, Ukrainian students, Polish students, grade point average
MeSH terms
Academic Performance, Adult, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Personality, Physical Education and Training, Poland, Sex Factors, Students, Ukraine

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