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ERIC Number: ED074103
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1973-Feb
Pages: 6
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The Effectiveness of Six Personality Variables in Predicting Success on the Nursing State Board Examination.
Cusick, Patricia; Harckham, Laura D.
A study was conducted to determine whether six personality variables, presently used in admissions decisions by a nursing school, were effective predictors of success on the State Board Examination (SBE), the nursing licensing examination. The personality variables were measured by subtests of the Personal Preference Schedule of the Psychological Corporation Examination for Schools of Nursing--achievement, orderliness, persistence, congeniality, altruism and respectfulness. Ss were two classes of nursing students in 1968 and 1969 (N=7). Ss were given the PPS prior to entering the nursing school. The SBE, taken after completion of the 24-month program, was a composite score of five subtests--medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric and psychiatric nursing. Pearson product-moment coefficients of correlation were computed for each predictor variable with the criterion and with each other predictor variable. The scales apparently have little value in predicting success on the SBE, but the small sample size should be considered in interpretation. It is recommended that other personality measures be studied as predictors. (KM)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Edwards Personal Preference Schedule
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