THE ROLE PERSONALITY STYLES IN THE IRANIAN STUDENTS DECISION MAKING TO EMIGRATE ABROAD

Abstract

The aim of this study was to predict student’s decision for emigration to abroad based on
personality character and comparing demographics styles of students with and without
emigration decision.So 282 Psychology students (BA,MA,PHD) of a Azad Islamic University
were selected randomly and answered these questioners: NEO-FFI, then the data were analyzed
through Logistic regression. Findings showed that Neurotic personality styles at the level
(P≤0.01) and Extroversion (P≤0.05) among identification traits, normative ethics and
informative at the level (P≤0.01) were related positively with student’s emigration and among
variables, negative perfectionist, neurotic personality traits and demonstrative were able to
predict emigration decision (0, 06.0, 07). According to findings negative perfectionist, neurotic
personality styles and demonstrative could forecast the Emigration decision.