Nexus between Personality Traits and Electoral Behaviour of Senior-Non-Teaching Employees of Nnamdi Azikiwe University
This study examines the association between personality traits and electoral behaviour among senior non-teaching employees of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, with the goal of filling knowledge gaps. The participants were 138 non-teaching employees from Nnamdi Azikiwe University who were chosen at random from 34 different units on campus. Data was collected using the electoral behaviour questionnaire which was developed during the research and has a Cronbach alpha of.726, as well as Goldberg's big five personality inventory (2018). The study employed a correlational design, with Pearson product momentum correlation as the statistical method. The study's findings revealed significant ANOVA values of F (6,126) = 3.43, p.05. Extraversion, at =.485, p.01, and openness to experience, at =.409, p.01, both strongly predicted electoral behaviour. It was suggested that politicians sought electorates who possessed both personality traits.