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@article{208176,
        author = {Dr Parvin Sodagar},
        title = {Personality Development among University Students: The Role of Personality Traits, Communication Skills, Emotional Intelligence, and Employability},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {4},
        pages = {841-850},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=208176},
        abstract = {Personality development is a significant component of holistic education because academic qualifications alone cannot fully prepare students for the demands of professional, social, and personal life. Students all around the world are expected to demonstrate effective communication, emotional maturity, self-confidence, adaptability, leadership, interpersonal competence, and professional responsibility in addition to disciplinary knowledge. Personality development is therefore progressively recognized as a crucial dimension of higher education. The present study examines personality development among university students with particular emphasis on the Five-Factor Model of personality: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism/emotional stability. It further inspects the relationship between personality traits, communication skills, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, confidence, academic achievement, leadership, and employability. Educational, social, and professional experiences may contribute to students' development, although university attendance alone does not automatically produce personality change. The paper suggests an integrated personality-development framework connecting personality traits with self-awareness, communication competence, emotional and social skills, leadership, adaptability, and professional identity. It discusses that Personality Development Cells, faculty mentoring, experiential learning, group activities, presentations, internships, and employability-oriented programmes can provide meaningful developmental opportunities. The research concludes that personality development should be understood not as changing an individual's basic personality but as enriching adaptive behaviour, emotional competence, communication, self-awareness, and professional effectiveness.},
        keywords = {Personality development, university students, personality traits, Big Five, communication skills, emotional intelligence, self-confidence, employability, higher education, leadership},
        month = {September},
        }