Benue State University, Makurdi
Contemporary Journal of Applied Psychology (CJAP), Vol 5 No 1, March 2018
ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY TRAITS AMONG RECRUITS OF THE NIGERIAN POLICE ACADEMY
Abstract
The study is aimed at assessing personality traits of candidates seeking for admission into the Nigerian Police Academy (NPA). The researchers used past records of the recruitment exercise at the Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil-Kano to examine the personality profiles of the candidates and their performance ability. A total of 2,453 (comprising of 2,173 males and 280 females) candidates were assessed on personality traits of Extraversion-Introversion, Neuroticism and Psychoticism using the short form of Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQR-S). The age range was from 18 years to 29 years, while the mean age for the group was 20.09. Results of the study indicate that 2,206 (89.9%) candidates manifested stable personality traits, while 247 (10.1%) candidates manifested unstable personality traits of neuroticism and emotional instability which are likely to affect their performance during training and subsequent adjustment as law enforcement officers. The relevance of the study to the selection process and monitoring of cadets' performance during training in the Police Academy was discussed. |
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Faculty of Social Sciences,
Department of Psychology,
Benue State university,
P.M.B. 102119, Makurdi,
Makurdi.
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