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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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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
Golden, Thomas Courtenay – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The college choice requires the adolescent to gather and synthesize vast amounts of information, reconcile sometimes competing personal and familial goals, and manage a range of emotions. This decision process represents a major developmental crisis with which the adolescent must cope. Scholars have noted that psychological strain and heightened…
Descriptors: Extraversion Introversion, College Choice, Prediction, Personality