Article focused on Creative Helping, designed to facilitate the development of distinctive personality, to reduce anomie and to release creative energy. (Author/RK)

A generalization of the G index of agreement is presented, allowing for its application in multiple ratings. The generalized coefficient is intended for use in the psychiatric clinic. An illustrative example is provided, using hypothetical data. (Author)

The use of the EPPS in pre-marital and marital therapy is described. Six pairs of related needs are established, i.e., deference and dominance; order and change; exhibition and intraception; autonomy and affiliation; succorance and nurturance; abasement and aggression. Two case studies are presented to illustrate the usefulness of the EPPS.…

A few techniques are suggested for the use of teachers and students to increase the level of personal awareness and to receive a picture of values and prejudices. (Author/KM)

As no experimental study has examined the effects of congruency on attraction, the present investigation orthogonally varied attitude similarity and interpersonal congruency in order to compare the two independent variables as determinants of interpersonal attraction. (Author/RK)

A short-term longitudinal study investigated the way parents come to perceive their infant's temperament as difficult, and to identify factors influencing parents' impression formation. Subjects were 40 middle and lower middle class breastfeeding mothers and their singleton newborns of 38 weeks gestation and 2500 grams birth weight. All mothers…

For at least 90 years there have been contributions to onomastics from the fields of social psychology and personality. These contributions have included work on various types of names, such as ambiguous, alias, hypocoristic, junior, nickname, surname, and unique name. Other research has focused on the structure of names, style of usage, and style…

This study attempted to identify predictors of perception and coping after the occurrence of a myocardial infarction. Sixty males and 17 females who had suffered from a myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to the research were recruited from a hospital rehabilitation program. Subjects completed the Peri-Life Events Scale, the 16-PF…

Initial conceptual and empirical background to the Saver-Spender (SS) Scales of the personality correlate of consumer behavior are presented. These nine scales were developed to assess major behavioral orientations that underlie or facilitate consumer behavior. They are: (1) Aware of Other's Possessions; (2) Decision Confident; (3) Desires…

Research comparing males' and females' work attitudes has found inconsistent results. This study used a heterogeneous sample of 722 employees from 8 organizational groupings to investigate possible gender differences on 26 personological variables and 23 job reaction variables. Data analyses revealed relatively few significant differences, and…

In an exploration of nonintellectual correlates of high ability among high school students, 112 high ability high school students attending the University of Arizona Precollege Program for Gifted and Talented Students were administered the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF). Mean primary factor scores of boys and girls were compared,…

Temperament characteristics of 63 4- and 5-year-olds were assessed for the purpose of investigating the relationship between classifications of conceptual tempo and underlying personality factors. Subjects were classified as impulsive, reflective, fast accurate, and slow accurate on the basis of performance on Form A of Wright's (1971) Kansas…

A study sought to identify personality factors associated with high levels of performance in collegiate football. A sample of 272 football players who were attending three southeastern United States universities took the "16 Personality Factor Questionnaire" prior to the season's first game. Analysis of responses and players' athletic performances…

Forty-six elementary-aged, learning disabled students were rated by their teachers on a 23-item temperament questionnaire (TTQ) during the Fall and Spring of the academic year. Cognitive ability and achievement information (Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery) were also collected during the first and last month of the school year. Posttest…

This group of articles discusses various aspects of Gestalt Therapy including its major contributions, role in psychotherapy, and contributions of Gestalt psychology in general. There is some discussion of the philosophical background of Gestalt therapy along with Gestalt theory of emotion. A case study and an annotated bibliography are included…