Despite calls for research on how the socio-economic environment may be related to temperament, we still do not know enough about the relationship between temperament and socio-economic disadvantage (SED). A particularly under-researched question in temperament research is how SED may moderate the temperament-parenting and the temperament-child…

Precision and generalizability for relative and absolute change scores were estimated by means of error/tolerance ratios and generalizability coefficients for 51 patients receiving 1 year of psychodynamic psychotherapy. These estimations involved 6 scale indicators and 3 raters. Practical suggestions are offered for the number of rates needed to…

College counseling professionals address a wide range of complex student mental health concerns. Among these, accurately identifying client presentations of dissociative identity disorder (DID) can be especially challenging because students with DID sometimes present as if they are experiencing another problem, such as a mood, anxiety, or…

This study examined a model in which the need for reassurance from others and the capacity for self-reinforcement mediated the relationships between two dimensions of perfectionism (evaluative concerns [EC] perfectionism and personal standards [PS] perfectionism) and anxiety and depression. Results from structural equation modeling of data from…

The concept of "successful aging" is a contested discourse in gerontology. Two conflicting paradigms dominate the discussion: a health promotion activity model, and a model critical of the concept of successful aging. However, this study takes a different perspective and proposes that perhaps we have been striving for the wrong goal. The true…

A study developed and examined personality type preference profiles of beginning secondary technical education teachers in West Virginia. The target population consisted of all beginning secondary technical education teachers (n=34) employed by the West Virginia Department of Education during the 1998-99 school year. The Myers-Briggs Type…

The development of empathy, sympathy, and consideration for others ranks as an important ingredient of social education in schools. To get across to children with deficient empathy and sympathy, knowledge about their psychological mechanisms is necessary. A project on "Psychological Mechanisms in Children with Deficient Empathy and…

Several propositions concerning methodology of personality research in educational settings are presented in the context of medical school students. Academic performance, attrition, student satisfaction, and personality and value changes are discussed in their direct relation to institutional goals and objectives. Personality factors are of…

This study attempts to develop knowledge about personality dimensions of practicing counselors who have varying experiences, training, responsibility and the like. The areas proposed for study were the counselor personality profile on factors measured by the Stern Activities Index and the differences between measured personality dimensions of…

The goals of early childhood educators are commonly expressed in terms of social and intellectual development. The Coping Ananlysis Schedule for Education Settings (CASES) is designed to measure social development. Its use in programs designed to increase social skills and coping ability in the school environment is described. The presentation…

The following instruments for measuring Black personality use the world view and cultural orientations of Africa have been developed and are described: (1) the Black Personality Questionnaire; (2) the Black Preference Inventory; (3) the Black Opinion Scale; (4) the Themes of Black Awareness Test; (5) the Themes Concerning Blacks Test; and (6) the…

Compared the effect of a growth experience, systematic skills training, and a combination of the two on personality change in counselor trainees (N=89), measured by the Personal Orientation Index. Both the growth group and skills training experience had positive effects on personality but no significant correlation with counseling effectiveness.…

An essential ingredient of good school administrators is understanding the differences among people. Provides a simplified outline of Carl Jung's typology of personality differences to provide administrators a better understanding of staff behavior. (MD)

Cognitive style has a great potential in individualizing instruction. This approach to learning presents opportunities to academic advisers, educators, and student personnel specialists. Cognitive style, Jung's theory of types, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and field dependency and field independency are discussed. (MLW)

The study factorially manipulated instructions (fake bad, be honest again control, fake good) and knowledge of self-actualization (naive, knowledgeable) to determine whether knowledge affects ability to create poor impressions or create good impressions in comparison with appropriate controls on the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI). (Author)