Extraversion and social competence in New Zealand dairy farmers : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
| dc.contributor.author | Neill, Frances Louise | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-15T00:49:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-10-15T00:49:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Extraverts are purportedly more socially competent than introverts, which may allow them greater access to social resources. As social support is a key predictor of individual resilience, this implies introverts are less resilient than extraverts. This descriptive research with New Zealand dairy farmers explored how extraversion-introversion was related to three factors of social competence: (a) social confidence, (b) social intelligence and (c) social skills. The study also analysed how social competence is defined by a commonly used measure of individual resilience, the Resilience Scale for Adults, and how the connection between extraversion and social competence influences access to social support. A concurrent nested design informed the collection of data via an online survey and the use of bivariate correlation, multiple regression and relational analyses. Social competence demonstrated a large positive relationship (r = .679-.747, p < .01) with extraversion except in relation to enjoying company, which suggests introversion is not associated with social disinterest. Extraversion had a particularly significant correlation with social confidence (r = .773, p < .01), which surpassed the associations with social skill (r = .645, p < .01) and social intelligence (r = .433, p < .01). A moderate positive correlation between extraversion and social support (r = .457, p < .01) was identified, yet this relationship appears to be mediated by social competence. The findings indicate introversion may be associated with low perceived social self-efficacy in novel social situations with unfamiliar social partners, not a lack of capability. Like extraversion, the Resilience Scale for Adults’ social competence subscale showed a larger relationship with social confidence (r = .628, p < .01) than social intelligence (r = .522, p < .01) and skill (r = .575, p < .01). Due to the small sample size (n = 56), the study is limited in its inferences. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10179/15733 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massey University | en_US |
| dc.rights | The Author | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dairy farmers | en_US |
| dc.subject | New Zealand | en_US |
| dc.subject | Psychology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Extraversion | en_US |
| dc.subject | Introversion | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social skills | en_US |
| dc.subject | Resilience (Personality trait) | en |
| dc.subject.anzsrc | 170109 Personality, Abilities and Assessment | en |
| dc.title | Extraversion and social competence in New Zealand dairy farmers : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| massey.contributor.author | Neill, Frances Louise | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (MSc) | en_US |