Five Factor Taxonomy of Personality Traits & OCEAN Model from Mahabharata Characters

Abstract

Purpose: The research paper is an interesting blend of management, science, and mythology. The researcher explains how traits to Professional & Psychology students with the help of characters from Mahabharata. The outcome of the research helps individual personalities to discover them as well as to understand basic individual differences.

Objectives: The researchers have set the following primary objectives and the current study investigates 2 broad research questions: (1) To identify the personality of Mahabharata characters and its spectrum. (2) To interpret characters from Mahabharata to explain OCEAN Model.

Design/Methodology/Approach: The study is based on both secondary & primary evidence. Hypotheses are stated for the various variables selected and analyzed to prove or disprove the same without any errors.

Findings/Result: There were correlations between personality traits & Big Five Factors from Mahabharata characters to individuals with the ancient Indian texts. As much as individuals behave differently in different situations, our behavioural reactions can be clubbed into traits as similar reactions across ages and cultures. To conclude, we can say that each one of us is uniquely different yet distinctively similar as well.

Research Limitations/Implications: In the present research an attempt is made by the researchers to understand the research gap in the area hence a conceptual idea is proposed and the research goes further to advance significance to discover the degree of relationship to interpret characters from Mahabharata to explain OCEAN model.

Originality/New Knowledge/Interpretation/Value: Many of the earlier studies have proved the soul of Indian mythology is beyond simple good and evil. If one cares to dig deep, there’s an interesting story at each and every step. Psychologists explain this by segregating personality into a private and public persona. Private is the ‘real’ inner person, while public is the way that the individual presents themselves to the outside world. We may be confident and outgoing in some situations and less sure of ourselves and more retiring in other situations. A case where a shy reserved person joins an organization but eventually becomes an arrogant and stubborn boss. This fits the explanation of how our personalities differ situationally.

Paper Type: An exploratory study is based on both secondary & primary evidence.