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Schuurmans-Stekhoven, James Benjamin – Social Indicators Research, 2011
Opinion is mixed regarding the link between spiritual faith-based beliefs (SFBBs) and psychological well-being--however, most published field studies suggest a positive link. Controlled experiments demonstrate that spirituality promotes social cohesion and deters excessive self-interested behaviour. Yet past research has largely overlooked virtues…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Altruism, Adolescents, Religious Factors
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Tomlinson, Jon C.; Winston, Bruce E. – Christian Higher Education, 2011
This study builds on earlier work by DellaVecchio and Winston (2004) and McPherson (2008). They addressed the seven motivational gifts Paul wrote about in Romans 12:3-8 as a means for addressing job satisfaction and person-job fit among college professors. Using a snowball sampling method, 89 college professors completed the online survey…
Descriptors: Tenure, Job Satisfaction, Multivariate Analysis, Biblical Literature
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Naragon-Gainey, Kristin – Psychological Bulletin, 2010
There is a substantial literature relating the personality trait "anxiety sensitivity" (AS; tendency to fear anxiety-related sensations) and its lower order dimensions to the mood and anxiety (i.e., internalizing) disorders. However, particularly given the disorders' high comorbidity rates, it remains unclear whether AS is broadly related to these…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychopathology, Path Analysis
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Anthony, Elizabeth K. – Social Work Research, 2008
This study examined risk and protective factors among a sample of 157 youths between grades and 8 who resided in three urban public housing developments. The relationship between identified patterns of risk and protection and educational and behavioral outcomes was assessed. Indicators of risk and protection were based on an ecological and…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Personality Traits, Poverty, Housing
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Coyle, James P.; Nochajski, Thomas; Maguin, Eugene; Safyer, Andrew; DeWit, David; Macdonald, Scott – Journal of Family Issues, 2009
Resilient families are able to adapt to adversities, but the nature of family resilience is not well understood. This study examines patterns of family functioning that may protect families from the negative impact of alcohol abuse. Naturally occurring patterns of family functioning are identified and associations between these patterns and…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Family Life, Child Rearing, Alcohol Abuse
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Robertson, Dylan L.; Farmer, Thomas W.; Fraser, Mark W.; Day, Steven H.; Duncan, Tisha; Crowther, Amity; Dadisman, Kimberly A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2010
Social relations of second grade students (247 boys, 290 girls) were examined in rural elementary classrooms. Cluster analysis of teacher ratings was used to identify interpersonal competence configurations including perceived unpopular-aggressive (i.e., "Troubled") and perceived popular-aggressive (i.e., "Tough") subtypes for…
Descriptors: Females, Sociometric Techniques, Multivariate Analysis, Grade 2
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Cheung, Fanny M.; Cheung, Shu Fai; Leung, Freedom – Psychological Assessment, 2008
This study examined the clinical utility of the Cross-Cultural (Chinese) Personality Inventory (CPAI-2) in differentiating the personality characteristics of Chinese men with substance use disorders from other psychiatric patients and normal control participants. The CPAI-2 profile of 121 Chinese men with substance use disorders was contrasted…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Personality Assessment, Antisocial Behavior, Personality
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Murphy, Christopher M.; Taft, Casey T.; Eckhardt, Christopher I. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2007
Cluster analysis of 139 partner violent men's self-reports on the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory identified profiles reflecting pathological anger (PA), low anger control (LAC), and normal anger (NA). The PA group self-reported higher pretreatment partner abuse, interpersonal dysfunction, distress, and substance abuse and had lower…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Profiles, Substance Abuse, Multivariate Analysis
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Bidjerano, Temi; Dai, David Yun – Learning and Individual Differences, 2007
The study examined the relationship between the big-five model of personality and the use of self-regulated learning strategies. Measures of self-regulated learning strategies and big-five personality traits were administered to a sample of undergraduate students. Results from canonical correlation analysis indicated an overlap between the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Personality Traits, Grade Point Average, Learning Strategies
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Dickinson, Wendy L.; Ashby, Jeffrey S. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2005
This study examined the relationship between multidimensional perfectionism and ego defense style among 130 college students. Cluster analysis results facilitated the identification of groups of adaptive perfectionists, maladaptive perfectionists, and non-perfectionists. The researchers found that identified maladaptive perfectionists used…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Personality Traits, Multivariate Analysis, Undergraduate Students
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Sheard, Michael; Golby, Jim – Journal of Experiential Education, 2006
To date, little empirical research has been conducted to support the claim that outdoor adventure education (OAE) develops desirable psychological characteristics in participants. This study examined the effects of an OAE foundation degree curriculum on positive psychological development. Fifty-two students (26 OAE students, 26 controls on an…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Questionnaires, Multivariate Analysis, Control Groups
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Wiggins, Jerry S. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1984
This overview of the field of personality theory evaluates the important features of Raymond Cattell's work. While there are many areas of agreement between Cattell and other personality theorists, his rejection of traditional clinical methods for measurement and experimentation has created controversy as well as an extraordinarily rich…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychology
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Klein, Hugh; Elifson, Kirk W.; Sterk, Claire E. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2006
The focus of this study was to identify factors that differentiate women drug abusers who had experienced suicidal ideation from those who did not. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 221 cocaine-using women in Atlanta, GA, 88 (39.8%) of whom reported thinking about committing suicide at least once during the 90 days prior to interview and…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Suicide, At Risk Persons, Cocaine