Extrovert Personality and Self-Confidence in Speaking Among High School Students in Indragiri Hilir

Abstract

Speaking skills are an important aspect of English language learning at the senior high school level. However, in practice, many students experience difficulties in speaking due to low self-confidence. One internal factor suspected of influencing self-confidence in speaking skills is personality, especially extroverted personality. This study aims to determine the relationship between extroverted personality and self-confidence in speaking skills in high school students. This study used a quantitative approach with a correlational design. The study population came from three high schools in Indragiri Regency, Riau Province, with a sample of 144 students aged 15–18 years. The research instruments used were the Big Five Inventory (BFI) on the Extraversion subscale to measure extroverted personality, and the Development and Validation of Scales for Speaking Self-Efficacy instrument to measure self-confidence in speaking skills. Data analysis was conducted using Spearman correlation test with the help of SPSS software version 27. The results of the study showed a positive and significant relationship between extrovert personality and self-confidence in speaking skills, with a significance value of 0.007 and a correlation coefficient of 0.624 which is in the strong category. This finding indicates that the higher the tendency of students' extrovert personality, the higher their level of self-confidence in speaking skills. This study concludes that extrovert personality is one of the internal factors that plays an important role in increasing students' self-confidence in English speaking skills at the high school level.