Research about the structure of character has largely assessed purported universal attributes. However, character develops within specific social, cultural and institutional contexts. As part of the first wave of a longitudinal study (Project Arete) of character development among cadets at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point,…

The present study sought to develop and validate an instrument to measure work volition, defined as the perceived capacity to make occupational choices despite constraints, among college students. In Study 1, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted with a large and diverse sample of college students, finding a reliable scale with two factors,…

This article reports a meta-analysis of personality-academic performance relationships, based on the 5-factor model, in which cumulative sample sizes ranged to over 70,000. Most analyzed studies came from the tertiary level of education, but there were similar aggregate samples from secondary and tertiary education. There was a comparatively…

The construct validity of extraversion-introversion was explored, as measured by the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Eysenck Personality Inventory. Findings supported the complexity of extraversion-introversion. Two MBTI scales, Extraversion Introversion and Judging Perceiving, were factorially valid measures of impulsivity…

The 101 Unipolar Markers of the five-factor model of personality defined by L. Goldberg (1992) were evaluated with older men and undergraduates. Results from the undergraduate sample show the five-factor structure, but the 101 unipolar markers may not be suitable for use with older populations. (SLD)

As part of an exploration of how best to use normal personality measures in career development and guidance, this study investigated the use of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire Fifth Edition (16PF Fifth Edition) assessment and its relationship to the widely used typology of J. L. Holland (1985) and the new Campbell Orientations (1992).…

This study explored personality variables measured by the 16 Personality Factor (16PF) test and their relevance to success, as defined by the final course grade, in college calculus courses with 94 students. Two personality variables were significant predictors of success as determined by the final course grade. A Statistical Analysis System…

Marker sets of variables to produce the Big-Five personality-factor structure were studied with over 1,000 college students completing adjective anchored bipolar rating scales or unipolar sets of adjectives. A set of 100 unipolar terms were highly robust across diverse samples of self- and peer-descriptions. (SLD)

This study examined the factor structure of Form G of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (K. Briggs and I. Myers, 1987). A third-order component analysis of a sample of 486 college students yielded three higher-order components. These findings contribute to the literature pertaining to the generalized structure of the instrument. (SLD)

Examined the relationship between personality and psychopathology using the Multivariate Personality Inventory (MPI) (N=100). Results showed significant differences among groups, which indicates that the personality groups as defined by the MPI in a normal population perform as would be predicted from work with pathological groups. (JAC)

It is proposed that common variance among Factor V personality traits might best be modeled in terms of three broad and distinct subdomains one level below the superordinate level of the so-called Big Five. Three studies are reported that point toward this compromise conception of the top of Factor V as Absorption (A), Intellectance (I), and…

Jungian measures have proven extremely popular, selling more than three million copies per year for use in various types of counseling. This study investigated the construct validity of scores from an alternative measure of Jungian personality, the Personal Preferences Self-Description Questionnaire (PPSDQ) (B. Thompson, 1996). Forms of the PPSDQ…

College students (n=491) were sampled to determine the extent to which attitudes toward mathematics can be viewed as reflections of other personality characteristics, as opposed to manifestations of a single underlying attitude toward mathematics. (Author/PN)

Presented replication of a two-factor model of the Family Environment Scale's structure and investigated its relation to personality characteristics of two samples of university undergraduates. Both factors, cohesion vs. conflict and organization-control, showed an excellent level of correspondence to those previously reported. (Author)

The present study investigated the factor structure underlying responses to a measure of psychological type, the Personal Preferences Self-Description Questionnaire (PPSDQ). Measures of psychological type have been extremely useful in various applications, including career counseling and in assessing learning styles. Subjects were 422 university…