Assessed temperament of children of 5-42 months of age. A Q-sort measure was used to assess children's attachment security between 12 and 45 months. Analysis of results revealed an association between temperament and attachment security at all ages. (BC)

A study of 71 individuals with specific learning disabilities and moderate to high vocational success revealed commonalities in the ways they were able to achieve, including a strong desire for success, goal orientation, ability to interpret the disability experience, persistence, selection of an appropriate work environment, learned creativity,…

The Index of Personality Characteristics (IPC) and the Social Reasoning subtest of the British Ability Scales were administered to 36 students with behavior disorders (BD) and 37 nonexceptional students in grades 3-7. Results indicated that the IPC composite score in combination with the Social Reasoning subtest accurately predicted BD…

Compared 15 male prostitutes and 15 nonprostitutes from same cohort. Found heavier drug and alcohol use, more limited vocational success and aspirations, and greater alcohol use among family members of male prostitutes. Male prostitutes were also more likely to identify themselves as drug or alcohol addicted. No significant differences were found…

Examined college students' (n=431) willingness to disclose personal information about their intimate relationships to male and female counselors. Results indicated willingness depended on own gender, counselor gender, and particular relationship being assessed. Several personality variables associated with relational self-esteem and relational…

Describes borderline personality disorders. Discusses how to recognize borderline behaviors, counseling modalities, and strategies for school counselors. Claims, because of long-term therapy requirements of the client with borderline personality disorder, a school counselor is not generally going to be providing ongoing therapy but will be on the…

Examined relationship between physiognomic cues to age and activation of positive versus negative stereotypes of elderly individuals in interaction. Findings from undergraduate students who sorted and categorized photographs of older adults indicated that subjects associated positive stereotypes of elderly individuals with young-old physiognomic…

Results confirmed that private speech continues through late adolescence. Relationship between private speech and observer indicates that social situations may profoundly effect its occurrence. Certain categories of private speech correlated positively or negatively with task performance. Subjects' private descriptions of activity and…

K. Dabrowski's Theory of Emotional Development was used to compare 41 gifted adults (mean age 37) and 42 graduate students (mean age 29). Greater overexcitability scores by the gifted adults suggested substantially greater potential for emotional development, but no significant differences between groups were found for actual level of emotional…

Describes how the University of Nebraska-Lincoln libraries used the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) as a way to understand the personality profile of the overall organization. The MBTI personality types of the library's 33 managers are summarized. Implications for managing the organization and specific approaches are discussed. (two references)…

The Pyramid, Railroad, and High Performance theories of leadership are inappropriate for school settings. At root, school leadership is about connecting people morally to each other and to their work. The work of leadership involves developing shared purposes, beliefs, values, and conceptions associated with teaching and learning,…

Describes the development and work of the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University. The center addresses a range of issues related to young people acquiring sound ethical values and framing good character. To date, the center has focused on the responsibilities of teachers and schools. (SLD)

Codependency and its effect on the professional lives of directors of early childhood programs is described. Characteristics of codependent administrators, the need for confrontation of codependent behaviors, and suggested sources of help for codependency are discussed. (LB)

Mothers' emotion and personality characteristics were assessed by behavior ratings and self-reports; infants' characteristics by maternal reports and objective coding. Security of infant-mother attachment in the Ainsworth Strange Situation was predicted by mothers' emotional experience, expressive behavior, and personality traits, and by infants'…

The personality types of 89 students majoring in marketing education were determined using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and compared to 649 high school teachers, 344 marketing education teachers, 83 marketing personnel, and 1,750 sales personnel. The students were more extraverted and sensing than the teachers and not significantly different…