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"You Are as You Read": Do Students' Reading Interests Contribute to Their Individuality?
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Dollinger, Stephen J. – Reading Psychology, 2016
On empirical and theoretical grounds, it is proposed that the enjoyment of reading, and particular reading interests, relate to people's individuality. This research used photo essays about the self as the method for operationalizing individuality--that is, self-construals that are unlike others (i.e. are uniquely self-reflective,…
Descriptors: Reading Interests, College Students, Questionnaires, Essays
Parental Sensitivity and Nurturance
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DePasquale, Carrie E.; Gunnar, Megan R. – Future of Children, 2020
Parental sensitivity and nurturance are important mechanisms for establishing biological, emotional, and social functioning in childhood. Sensitive, nurturing care is most critical during the first three years of life, when attachment relationships form and parental care shapes foundational neural and physiological systems, with lifelong…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Styles, Child Development, Attachment Behavior
Patterns of Entrepreneurial Career Development: An Optimal Matching Analysis Approach
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Zacher, Hannes; Biemann, Torsten; Gielnik, Michael M.; Frese, Michael – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2012
Longitudinal studies of entrepreneurial career development are rare, and current knowledge of self-employment patterns and their relationships with individual difference characteristics is limited. In this study, the authors analyzed employment data from a subsample of 514 participants from the German Socio-Economic Panel study (1984-2008).…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Regression (Statistics), Gender Differences, Personality Traits
Predicting Achievement in Mathematics in Adolescent Students: The Role of Individual and Social Factors
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Levpuscek, Melita Puklek; Zupancic, Maja; Socan, Gregor – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2013
The study examined individual factors and social factors that influence adolescent students' achievement in mathematics. The predictive model suggested direct positive effects of student intelligence, self-rated openness and parental education on achievement in mathematics, whereas direct effects of extraversion on measures of achievement were…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Adolescents, Social Influences, Individual Characteristics
Personality Correlates of Occupational Status according to Holland Types.
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Peraino, Joseph M.; Willerman, Lee – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1983
Investigated personality correlates of occupational status using Holland's (1973) typology. Data from 175 employed adult males showed no single personality factor was associated with status across occupational types. In general, the relationship between personality factors and occupational types provided additional confirmation of Holland's theory…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Employees, Employment Level, Individual Differences
Sociocultural Variability in Infant Temperament Ratings.
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Sameroff, Arnold J.; And Others – Child Development, 1982
Examines mother characteristics, child behavior, and mother's temperament ratings when their babies were 4 months old. The social status, anxiety level, and mental health status of the mother were all related to temperament ratings on the Carey Infant Temperament Questionnaire. Results suggest that individual differences in mothers may be the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior, Mental Health