The authors examined state dependency on depression, trait stability, and state-trait characteristics of perfectionism in a short-term longitudinal study of university students. Relative stability of perfectionism was assessed with test-retest correlations across 3 time points, and results showed higher rank order and relative stability for…

Undergraduate students (N=40) were classified as either judgers or perceivers based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and enrolled in six study skills classes characterized by more or less structure. Results indicated groups were equivalent prior to the course but afterwards judgers used study skills and attitudes more than perceivers. (Author)

Undergraduates in study-skills course were classified by comparing actual with predicted grade point averages. Multivariate analyses of variance supported predicted precourse differences, but pattern of differences was not same for students of different personality types and academic achievement levels. Overall effectiveness of course was…