The relationship between scholastic achievement and personality adjustment of men college students

Abstract

Measured relationship between point-hour-ratio scholastic achievement and personality characteristics as measured by the Bell Adjustment Inventory showed the following trends: higher grades tend to be obtained by unsatisfactorily adjusted men; men with excellent health scores show a slight advantage over men with unsatisfactory health scores; students on probation for scholastic difficulties are little if any inferior to those of superior academic ability; men with brilliant scholastic records are not better emotionally adjusted than are those with lowest academic achievement; and unsatisfactory personality scores are not significantly correlated with unsatisfactory grades. Significant differences are lacking, but some evidence is reported of a positive correlation between scholastic achievement and personality characteristics. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)