OCEAN Model from Ramayana Characters

Abstract

Purpose: This research paper is a thought-provoking blend of management, science and mythology. The researcher elucidates how OCEAN traits to Professional and psychology students with the help of characters from Ramayana. The outcome of the research assists individual personalities to discover them as well as to understand basic individual differences.

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

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

Findings/Result: The study found correlations between personality traits & OCEAN from Ramayana characters to individuals with the ancient Indian texts. As much as all individuals behave differently in different situations, our behavioural reactions can be clubbed into traits as similar reactions throughout 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 current research an attempt is made by the researchers to comprehend 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 Ramayana to explain OCEAN model.

Originality/New Knowledge/Interpretation/Value: Many of the earlier studies have proved that the soul of Indian Mythology is beyond simple good and evil. If one cares to dive deep, there’s an attention-grabbing 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 profiles themselves to the outside world. We may be confident and outgoing in some circumstances 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: The study is based on both secondary & primary evidence. There are many characters in the Ramayana, with each one having good and bad qualities. Many characters are alike in intelligence but differ in their ethical characteristics. Hence, researchers have put their effort into giving intelligence ratings as well as ethical ratings to the major characters in the research. However, this is not a definitive list.