Personality traits were stronger predictors of willingness to try technology for
staff and faculty. A combination of seven traits accounted for the significant prediction
in the regression equation.
Figure 6
Relative Contributions of Personality Traits to Staff/Faculty Willingness
Figure 6 indicates that greater willingness was associated with individuals who rated
themselves as less calm, less reflective, more spontaneous and more cooperative.
These individuals also described themselves as less talkative, more gentle and less
dependable. Taken together these traits suggest a person who works quietly, non-forcefully
and is comfortable working with others. He or she might be characterized by interest
in acting or testing things without lots of planning, perhaps out of excitement or
restless energy.
Note that the composed, responsible and frank traits of high willingness female students
(see Figure 4) don't appear among the
best predictors for staff and faculty. The staff and faculty traits are somewhat
more similar to the adventurousness, emotional reactivity and refinement noted by
high willingness male students (see Figure
5). Gender did not contribute significantly to predicting the willingness of
staff or faculty. However, there are suggestions of masculinity or androgyny in some
of the traits associated with high willingness.