Interrelationships between the Choice of College Major,the ACT and the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire

Abstract

The usefulness of the ACT and 16 PF for discriminating between decided and undecided college students was investigated. Different discriminant functions were derived for males and females, indicating a need for different counseling procedures. A canonical correlation analysis of the ACT versus the 16 PF indicated a strong relationship between the two instruments, even though redundancies were low. Six factors emerged in a factor analysis of the ACT, 16 PF, sex, hours earned, GPA, and group: an academic potential factor, four personality factors, and a school achievement factor.