The diadic method of measuring congruence by comparing the personality type of each member in an environment with each of the others was used with 205 workers. Correlations between diadic congruence scores and satisfaction were found. These correlations were similar to those between homogeneity of the environment and satisfaction. (SK)

Study investigated the relationship between childhood abuse and personality disorder (PD) symptoms in a sample of college men (N=584). Childhood sexual and physical abuse and PD symptoms were assessed using self-report measures. Analyses indicate childhood abuse histories are associated with greater levels of adult symptomatology. (Author/JDM)

Advocates a shift in the foundation on which youth policies are based-from fear to hope, and prisons to prevention. Provides two examples of National Crime Prevention Council programs that are built on such a foundation and discusses their effectiveness. (Author/GCP)

The relationship between the personal style scales of the Strong Interest Inventory and the Big Five model of personality was investigated with 740 undergraduates and a cross-validation sample of 321. No significant gender differences were observed. Personal style scales indicating living and working preferences were correlated with personality…

Explores the structure of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (2nd ed.) Low Self-Esteem Content Scale using principal components analysis. Associations with other measures provide evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. (Contains 16 references.) (Author/GCP)

Seven groups of six cooperative education and non-co-op students/graduates expressed opinions about mentoring. No significant differences between co-op and non-co-op emerged in incidence or types of mentoring. Important aspects of mentoring included promotion of the whole person, protege-centered relationship, and recognition of proteges'…

Reviews literature on personality and vocational behavior within the framework of the Five Factor Model, in the following clusters: personality and choice-related processes, general career processes, occupational satisfaction and well-being, and organizational outcomes. Summarizes themes and suggests future research directions. Contains 170…

Studied 715 twins and singletons to document heritable influences on temperament during toddler and preschool ages. Found substantial shared environmental influence on positive affect and additive genetic influence on emotion regulation. Intraclass correlations from many scales showed no evidence of "too-low" dizygotic correlations that…

The study of resilience in child development has overturned many negative assumptions about children growing up in adverse conditions. An examination of findings from variable- and person-focused investigations suggests that resilience is common and usually arises from the normative functions of human adaptational systems, with the greatest…

Explores Freeman's (1986) finding that the institution that made the greatest contribution to male African American youths' socioeconomic success was the church. Thirty-two African American, Haitian American, and Latino male and female teenagers were interviewed. Results are interpreted in light of the transactional model and recommendations are…

In the 1930s-1940s, personality inventories measuring psychopathology were used to identify job applicants who might be union sympathizers. Some managers believed that engagement in union activity correlated with psychological problems. Industrial psychologists' involvement in this practice raises ethical questions. (Contains 93 references.) (SK)

Describes the current research findings related to perfectionism in adults and summarizes the recent literature regarding perfectionism in children and adolescents. Makes suggestions for intervention strategies for helping children and adolescents learn to capitalize on the adaptive aspects of perfectionism and remediate the maladaptive aspects of…

Describes how the author's own breakdown propelled her to research resiliency. Outlines five characteristics of young survivors. Argues that young adult fiction offers catharsis for healing, rebuilding, and changing. Discusses three young adult novels in particular, discussing how the five characteristics of resilience are expressed in them. (SR)

Presents a developmental model integrating attachment theory and cognitive developmental approaches in order to further understanding of the processes involved in loss and grief. Considers the relevance of attachment theory to understanding grief and research evidence for the role of continuing attachment bonds after death as a strategy for…

Standard and supplementary scales designed to detect underreporting of symptoms on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the MMPI-2 were studied with 50 individuals who completed the MMPI-2 under fake-good instructions and 50 who had standard instructions. Two supplementary scales were valuable in discriminating standard from…