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García-González, Juan Manuel; Fernández-Muñoz, Juan José; Vergara-Moragues, Esperanza; García-Moreno, Luis Miguel – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2021
Introduction: This article has two objectives: a) to examine the factorial structure of the Spanish version of the EPQR-A through an exploratory factor analysis and b) to perform a confirmatory factor analysis to determine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the EPQR-A in terms of construct validity in an adult academic…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Extraversion Introversion, Neurosis, Personality Measures
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Top, Elif; Akil, Mustafa – World Journal of Education, 2018
The present study investigated the correlation between the personality traits of the university students who were engaged in sports and the ones who were not engaged in sports, and their domains of creativity. A total number of 593 students studying in the faculty of sports sciences and in other departments were included the study. As the data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Athletics, Personality Traits
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Vahdet, Alaeddinoglu – Journal of Educational Issues, 2020
The aim of this study was to evaluate the personality, ego and task orientation of elite Curling athletes in the pandemic era, and the distance education support they received. Research questions were produced on the Google Forms and mailed to the athletes. Curling Super League, 1st League, and 2nd League players consisted of a total of 89…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Correlation, Athletes, Computer Software
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Swami, Viren; Stieger, Stefan; Pietschnig, Jakob; Nader, Ingo W.; Voracek, Martin – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
There currently exists a dearth of research on the transmission and assimilation of myths. To overcome this limitation, we developed a novel scale that measures belief in science-related myths. A total of 363 participants completed this new scale along with measures of personality (the Big Five factors), anti-scientific attitudes, and New Age…
Descriptors: Scientific Attitudes, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Scientific Literacy
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Slobodskaya, Helena R.; Kuznetsova, Valeriya B. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2013
The study examined the contribution of reinforcement sensitivity to childhood personality at three levels of the hierarchical structure, mid-level traits, the Big Five and two higher-order factors, and the moderating role of sex and age in a sample of 3-18-year-olds. The canonical correlation analyses indicated that reinforcement sensitivity and…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Personality, Child Development, Personality Traits
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Rae, Gordon; McCambridge, Karen – Psychology of Music, 2004
A sample of 120 young musicians (36 males and 84 females) aged between 15 and 18 years (M = 16.5, SD = 0.97) were administered the EPQ-R short scale and a revised PAI-R, a self-report measure of performance anxiety in practical music exams. Principal components analysis indicated that the PAI-R scores were best represented by a single component…
Descriptors: Music, Performance, Musicians, Factor Analysis