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Lisek, Victor J.; Coll, Kenneth M. – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 1997
Investigated personality and family-of-origin differences in male and female alcoholics. Results, based on medical records (N=204) of patients admitted to a residential chemical dependency center indicate that, regarding personality disturbances, men were healthier than women. More women had psychiatric treatment, were married to an alcoholic, or…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Comparative Analysis, Family Influence, Personality Assessment
Martin, James C. – BIA Education Research Bulletin, 1978
In an effort to determine if Indian and white adolescents differed in their choice of defense mechanisms, a random sampling of tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students from 22 Oklahoma public schools were given the Defense Mechanism Inventory. Scores for 170 Indian students and 197 white students assessed five categories of defenses: turning…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Aggression, American Indians

Doty, Maxene S.; Betz, Nancy E. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1979
Examined the concurrent validity of Holland's theory for men and women employed in an enterprising occupation as well as the degree of personality-environment correspondence and relationships of personality type to job satisfaction. Findings suggested that within an employed sample, Holland's theory is valid for women as well as for men. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employees, Environmental Standards, Individual Characteristics

Rizzo, Albert A.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1981
Compared the personality profiles of homosexuals and heterosexuals. Results indicated homosexuals and males were less guilty and more hostile. Differences in guilt and hostility levels between homosexuals and heterosexuals were similar for males and females. Suggests homosexual's high hostility and low guilt can be attributed partly to social…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Homosexuality, Hostility

Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula M.; And Others – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1988
Literature is reviewed on the personality dimensions of gifted individuals, focusing on: differences between gifted individuals and same-age non-gifted individuals, differences between gifted individuals and older non-gifted individuals, differences between gifted males and gifted females, and differences between gifted achievers and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Brown, Nina W.
Four hundred and forty-six poor black urban and rural adolescents ages 15-18 enrolled in a summer poverty-work program are administered Gough's Adjective Checklist (ACL) and Holland's Vocatonal Preference Inventory (VPI) to determine their personality profile, to ascertain differences between this gorup and blacks attending colleges, and to study…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, College Students, Comparative Analysis

MacPhee, David – 1980
The reliability and validity of three measures of infant temperament were compared in this study. The measures included the revised Carey (1978) Infant Temperament Questionnaire, a version of the Bayley (1969) Infant Behavior Record revised for completion by the parent, and a modified version of Buss and Plomin's (1975) EASI, an acronym standing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Factor Structure, Individual Differences
Whitbourne, Susan K.; Waterman, Alan S. – 1978
Ontogenetic personality changes during adulthood were evaluated using the Inventory of Psychosocial Development (IPD) to yield scores corresponding to the first six stages of Erikson's developmental theory. Of the 166 males and 161 females whose undergraduate data from 1966 were available, 76 males and 71 females returned usable data. Analyses of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences
Relationships between Marital Satisfaction and Various Personality Factors in Dual-Career Marriages.
Miranti, Judith Goodwyne; Zinkgraf, Stephen – 1982
The current trend toward increased participation of women in the work force has produced an emerging contemporary model of dual career families. Previous research about the dynamics of successful working couples has emphasized the need for an investigation of personality characteristics of such couples. Dual career couples (N=51) were separated…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Congruence (Psychology), Dual Career Family, Employed Women
Kuh, George D. – 1980
A study attempted to substantiate empirically whether changes occurred in the personality functioning of adult learners and traditional-age students during the first year of college. The Omnibus Personality Inventory and companion questionnaires were administered to randomly selected groups of students from two campuses of a midwestern state…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis
Prediger, Dale J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
Holland hypothesized that personality pattern consistency is related to vocational satisfaction, stability, and success. The viability of this key construct in Holland's theory of careers is examined in light of the expected relationship between level of consistency and frequency of occurrence of 2-letter Holland personality codes. Results are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis, High School Students, Occupational Tests
Hughes, Richard L. – 1982
Personality characteristics among females admitted to the U.S. Air Force Academy were compared to those of male cadets and to females attending other colleges. The Personality Research Form-E (Jackson, 1974) was administered to all 217 females of an entering class at the Academy during the first few days of basic cadet training. Approximately…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Affiliation Need, Assertiveness, Cognitive Style

Dixon, David N.; And Others – Journal of Personality Assessment, 1976
Three locus of control scales were examined with regard to their reported psychometric properties. Results indicate a multifactor makeup for the three scales. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Locus of Control, Personality Measures

Befera, Marilyn Schulte; Barkley, Russell A. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1985
Hyperactive children were less compliant and more negative than were nonhyperactive controls, and their mothers responded more negatively to their compliance than mothers of nonhyperactive children. Mothers of hyperactive children reported more psychological difficulties in relatives and rated their children as more deviant than nonhyperactive…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics, Hyperactivity

Lerner, Richard M.; Brackney, Barbara E. – Sex Roles, 1978
In an experiment designed to determine the role of body part attitudes in self-concept, females demonstrated greater knowledge of their inner body and attached greater importance to their body parts than did males. However, inner body parts attitudes predicted self-concept for males, but not for females. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Body Image, College Students, Comparative Analysis