The relation between personality and character traits and intelligence

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to discover whether there is a correlation between general intelligence and personality and character traits in a group of 212 student nurses in seven large hospitals in New York City. The Army Alpha Group Intelligence Test, Form 9, was used to ascertain the general intelligence of the nurses. The personality and character traits, such as cheerfulness and conscientiousness, were rated by three judges from each hospital, including the superintendent and two supervisors. The results obtained are not conclusive. For the seven groups the correlations between intelligence and traits vary from -0.30 to +0.55, four correlations being negative, two low positive, and one fairly high positive. Some of the common criticisms of ratings are pointed out. The author feels that further work along this special line would repay the effort. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)