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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Factors Predict Doctor of Physical Therapy Grades

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Personality/Emotion

  • Maureen Conard
    Sacred Heart University
  • Kristin Schweizer
    Sacred Heart University

Abstract

This study examined relationships between twelve personality traits and grades for Doctor of Physical Therapy students. Multiple regression showed undergraduate GPA, followed by anxiousness/neuroticism (marginally) were the strongest predictors of DPT GPA. Future studies will include clinical rotation and licensing exam performance as criteria, to aid admissions and curriculum decisions.

Individual Differences