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Behavioral, Personality, and Communicative Predictors of Acceptance and Popularity in Early Adolescence
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Wolters, Nina; Knoors, Harry; Cillessen, Antonius H. N.; Verhoeven, Ludo – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2014
This study examined the behavioral, personality, and communicative predictors of acceptance and popularity in 608 early adolescents. Data were collected with sociometric methods and ratings in 30 sixth-grade classrooms. Hierarchical regressions were run to predict acceptance and popularity from prosocial, antisocial, and withdrawn behavior,…
Descriptors: Peer Acceptance, Antisocial Behavior, Role, Extraversion Introversion
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Extreme Personality Dispositions in Adolescent Female Twins
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Pergadia, Michele L.; Madden, Pamela A. F.; Lessov, Christina N.; Todorov, Alexandre A.; Bucholz, Kathleen K.; Martin, Nicholas G.; Heath, Andrew C. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: The objective was to determine whether the pattern of environmental and genetic influences on deviant personality scores differs from that observed for the normative range of personality, comparing results in adolescent and adult female twins. Methods: A sample of 2,796 female adolescent twins ascertained from birth records provided…
Descriptors: Twins, Females, Adolescents, Genetics
Antisocial Behaviour in Children and Eysenck's Theory of Personality: An Evaluation.
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Center, David B.; Kemp, Dawn E. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2002
Antisocial behavior in children was examined in relation to the personality theory of Hans Eysenck. The theory argues the interaction of Psychoticism, Extroversion, and Neuroticism with socialization experiences produce personality. Eysenck's instruments also contain a Lie scale. A literature review (n=11) supports the role of Psychoticism and Lie…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Children
Temperament Based Personality, Socialization, and Behavior in Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders and General Education Students.
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Kemp, Dawn E.; Center, David B. – 2001
This paper discusses the outcomes of a study that examined Hans Eysenck's antisocial behavioral hypothesis (ASB). Eysenck's theory of personality has three temperament-based traits: Psychoticism (P), Extraversion (E), and Neuroticism (N). His ASB hypothesis predicts that individuals high on P, E, and N with poor socialization are at the greatest…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances