Background- Listening play an important role in the functioning of a person. This study investigated
listening style preferences among students and also studied if individual personality traits play a role.
Objective - To identify Personality traits & Listening style preferences among Occupational therapy undergraduate students.
Study Design- A cross sectional study design.
Methods-: Written consent from participants was taken. Paper-based version of the Big ve personality test & Listening Style
Inventory (LSI) were given to OT UG students (I to IV year) from School of occupational therapy. Personality traits and listening
Preference styles of OT students were analyzed.
Result – OT students exhibited more passive listening style & Agreeableness type of personality trait.
Conclusion – The progress in academic year of the students leads to change in the listening styles preferences and personality
traits.
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