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Richard Vuijk; Mathijs Deen; Bram Sizoo; Arnoud Arntz – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
This article offers a systematic review of studies of personality and the dimensions of temperament and character, personality pathology, and personality disorders (PDs) in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Fifteen studies met the inclusion criteria for the review, from which seven studies were meta-analyzed. Results indicate that ASD is…
Descriptors: Personality, Personality Problems, Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Blau, Ina; Barak, Azy – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
The development of digital technologies increases the use of distance synchronous (real-time) interactions among people. The study explores whether the "readiness to participate", the degree of "actual participation", and the "quality of contribution" to synchronous online group discussions is affected by participant…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Personality, Personality Traits, Technology Uses in Education
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Avisar, Alon – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2011
Objective: The present study investigated the behavioral and personality profile associated with difficulties in selective attention. Method: A group of participants with ADHD were assessed for ADHD behaviors. Adults with ADHD (n = 22) and without ADHD (n = 84) were tested on the conjunctive visual-search task for selective attention and…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Personality Traits, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Personality
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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