Examination of the relationship between career maturity and personality traits of gifted adolescents

In this study, the relationship between career maturity and personal traits was examined. The study was carried out with the participation of 223 students of Turkish Education Foundation Inanc Turkes Private High School. The data of the study were obtained using the Demographic Information Form, Career Maturity Scale, and Five-Factor Personality Inventory. The findings of the study revealed that the career maturity of the gifted students has a significant positive relation with the personality traits of extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness. Findings also stated that the career maturity of gifted students has significant negative relation with the personality traits of neuroticism, and no significant relation with openness trait.