Among the results were that boys only showed negative" types of traits occurring with low and high levels of altruism, and that positive" types of traits occurred with in-between levels of altruism. Also, both rational-altruistic and conscientious-altruistic types of behavior were presented in the data obtained. (Author)

Study compares 27 depressed clients diagnosed with Cluster C personality disorder (PD) with 87 depressed clients without the diagnosis. All clients completed cognitive-behavioral or psychodynamic-interpersonal psychotherapy. Treatment length did not influence outcome for PD clients. PD clients whose depression was also relatively severe showed…

Second order personality factors (those that do not appear in children) were investigated in male and female high school students. Two forms of the high School Personality Questionnaire were used as the basis of the study. (DP)

THE WELSH FIGURE PREFERENCE TEST (WFPT) CONSISTS OF 400 BLACK AND WHITE LINE DRAWINGS. THE EXAMINEE INDICATED WHETHER HE LIKES OR DISLIKES EACH DRAWING. THIS NON-LANGUAGE, OBJECTIVE METHOD OF ASSESSING PERSONALITY REVEALS TWO MAJOR FACTORS--(1) THE TENDENCY TO LIKE OR DISLIKE FIGURES, AND (2) THE TENDENCY TO PREFER SIMPLE, SYMMETRICAL FIGURES.…

This study examines the fakability of the Edwards Personality Inventory (EPI). Results indicate that Edwards was not successful in his attempts to control for social desirability. (CK)

Locating and selecting an instrument that measures resilience is no simple task. This document provides information about several measures of resilience or hardiness that have been used in recent years. The discussion of each measure includes information about its origins, a description of the measure and its uses, and a discussion of the…

Differences in personality characteristics seem to exist between high ability freshmen women and freshmen women in general. Counselors, educators, and administrators should be aware of these differences and should not automatically assume similarity in personality characteristics among college women. (Author)

Theoretical formulations of D. Gutmann in 1965 and of D. Bakan in 1966 were tested in three studies of sex differences in personality. Results indicate the importance of qualitative aspects of sex differences in personality and support the agency communion formulation as a framework for future inquiry. (Author)

The results of the study give further evidence for the construct validity of the Community Adaptation Schedule and indicate that the community adapted person is personally well adjusted as measured by the California Psychological Inventory. (Author)

Personality disorder symptoms were investigated in a community sample of young people (n = 714) to assess their relationship over time with well-being during adolescence and the emergence of intimacy in early adulthood. Drawing on Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, changes in adolescent well-being were conceptualized as indirect…

The Personality Psychopathology Five (PSY-5) is a five-factor personality trait model designed for assessing personality pathology using quantitative dimensions. Harkness, McNulty, and Ben-Porath developed Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) scales based on the PSY-5 model, and these scales were recently added to the standard…

We introduce a personality inventory designed to measure six major dimensions of personality derived from lexical studies of personality structure. The HEXACO Personality Inventory (HEXACO-PI) consists of 24 facet-level personality trait scales that define the six personality factors named Honesty-Humility (H), Emotionality (E), Extraversion (X),…

The relation of adolescents' experiencing parental divorce, their perception of parents' characteristics, and their perception of the ideal mate's characteristics was investigated. One hundred adolescents from intact families and 79 from nonintact families were asked to rank both the degree to which each of 40 personality traits characterized…

The Five-Factor Model was used to examine personality organization in 211 six-year-old children (135 maltreated and 76 nonmaltreated). Longitudinal assessments were conducted at ages 7, 8, and 9. Six-year-old maltreated children exhibited lower agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience and higher neuroticism than did…

The inconsistencies between the perception of the profession of nursing and the reality of practice can lead to problems in student attrition or result in disillusionment with a career in nursing after a new graduate enters practice. With the nursing shortage reaching critical levels, it is important to examine possible discrepancies that exist…