Differences in the Big Five Personality Traits according to the Variables of Color and Gender Preferences among Secondary School Students

The current study aims to uncover the differences in the big five personality traits according to the variables of gender and the colour preferences among the students of the secondary education stage. In order to achieve the aim of the study, the researcher used the list of the big five personality traits which was prepared by (Costa & McCrae, 1992). The sample of the study consists of (293) male and female students whose ages ranged between (16-17) years from the students of the secondary education stage in the Jenin Governorate. The results of the study reveale that there are no differences in the neurosis trait according to the variable of gender, with the existence of differences according to the variable of colour preferences in favour of the students who prefer the colour (yellow, green, and grey). It also indicates that there are no differences in the trait of extroversion according to the variable of gender, while it indicates that there are differences according to the variable of colour preferences in favour of the students who prefer both red and yellow colours. The study also points out that there are differences in the trait of openness on the experience according to the two variables of gender and the colour preferences in favour of the female students who prefer the colours (yellow and red). It also indicates that there are no differences in the trait of acceptability according to the variable of gender, with the existence of differences according to the variable of colour preferences in favour of the students who prefer the colours (grey and white). It also indicates that there are no differences in the conscientiousness trait according to the variable of gender, while there are differences according to the variable of colour preferences in favour of the students who prefer the colours (grey, red, and yellow).