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Cassidy, Tony; McLaughlin, Marian; McDowell, Eimear – Journal of Education, 2022
Intergenerational transmission of disadvantage remains a problem despite political and educational initiatives. This study explored the role of personality and psychosocial factors in occupational status in a survey of 383 participants (174 males and 209 females) over 39 years from age 16 to 55. Mother's education, extraversion, and mastery…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Socioeconomic Status, Parent Education
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Bakhtavar, Mohammad; Bayova, Rana – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The present study aims to investigate the effects of intra-family parameters; educative styles and academic knowledge of parents and their economic condition on teenagers' personality and behavior. The present study is a descriptive survey. The statistical sample of the study included 166 teenage students from Baku, Azerbaijan and 332 of their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Personality Traits, Parents, Behavior
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Cross, Tracy L.; Cassady, Jerrell C.; Miller, Kimberly A. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2006
This study describes psychological characteristics of gifted adolescents. It also identifies the relationships between psychological personality types and suicide ideation. Participants in the study were 152 juniors enrolled in a public residential high school for academically gifted students. The Suicide Ideation Questionnaire, a 30-item…
Descriptors: Extraversion Introversion, Psychological Characteristics, Psychology, Personality
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de Bruijn, Gert-Jan; Kremers, Stef P. J.; van Mechelen, Willem; Brug, Johannes – Health Education Research, 2005
Personality is regarded as a distal determinant of health behavior and has been found to be associated with health behavior in young adults. Research investigating the association between personality and health behaviors in adolescents, however, is lacking. The present study explored the direct associations between Big Five personality dimensions…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Health Behavior, Young Adults, Personality Traits