Studying the Relationship of Personality Factors and Learning in Accounting Students

The purpose of this study is to investigate th e relationship between the personality factors including ability to communicate and tolerance of ambiguity, and learning in accounting students in Iran. The study is an applied-type survey. A questionnaire and a sample of 13 2 student s of accounting at different levels of education were conducted in 2017. To analyze the findings in the form of two main hypotheses and four sub-hypotheses, structural equation method was used by SmartPLS software. Findings of the research show that there is a positive and significant relationship between personality factor of communication ability and its four subscripts including oral communication, communication by interviewing, communicating through conversation and communicating by providing, and learning. The most relevant are communicating with the provider and the least amount is for oral communication. There is also a positive and significant relationship between personality factor of tolerance of ambiguity and learning.