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Kaya, Cahit – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2022
Character strengths are a protective factor against psychological symptoms. However, there is a lack of research that has investigated the psychometric properties of abbreviated character strengths scales. The purpose of this study was to adapt and validate the Character Strengths Semantic Differential Scale (CS-SDS) with a sample of 235 college…
Descriptors: Semantic Differential, Personality Traits, Undergraduate Students, Factor Structure
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Lau, Chloe; Chiesi, Francesca; Hofmann, Jennifer; Ruch, Willibald; Saklofske, Donald H. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
The State-Trait Cheerfulness Inventory--Trait Version (STCI-T60) measures the temperamental basis of sense of humor involving theoretically derived personality dispositions of cheerfulness, seriousness, and bad mood. The reliability and validity of the newly developed STCI-T60 Italian version were assessed in a sample of Italian speakers (N =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Psychometrics, Test Construction
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Jabbari, Mahsa; Shahidi, Shahriar; Panaghi, Leili; Mazaheri, Mohammad Ali; Oberle, Eva – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2021
Character strengths are an important foundation for positive development and thriving in adolescence. Most research on character strengths has been conducted with youths in Western cultures. We examined character strengths in relation to positive and negative well-being indicators in a sample of Iranian youths. We investigated the reliability and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Middle School Students, Personality Traits
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Feher, Anita; Smith, Martin M.; Saklofske, Donald H.; Plouffe, Rachel A.; Wilson, Claire A.; Sherry, Simon B. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
The Big Three Perfectionism Scale (BTPS) is a 45-item self-report measure of perfectionism with three overarching factors: rigid, self-critical, and narcissistic perfectionism. Our objective was to create a brief version of the BTPS, the Big Three Perfectionism Scale--Short Form (BTPS-SF). Sixteen items were selected, and confirmatory factor…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Personality Traits, Test Construction, Measurement Techniques
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Molnar, Danielle S.; Sirois, Fuschia M.; Flett, Gordon L.; Sadava, Stanley – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
Advances in understanding of the perfectionism construct have been limited by an almost exclusive reliance on a variable-centered approach. This study utilized a person-oriented approach to examine Hewitt and Flett's conceptualization of multidimensional perfectionism in relation to health and well-being. Levels of conscientiousness, extraversion,…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Well Being, Neurosis, Extraversion Introversion
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James, Colin; Bore, Miles; Zito, Susanna – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2012
Research studies have reported elevated rates of psychological distress (e.g., depression) in practicing lawyers yet little research has examined predictors of such problems in law students. Specific personality traits have been shown to be predictors of a range of psychological problems. We administered a battery of tests to a cohort of 1st-year…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Well Being, Lawyers, Emotional Intelligence