Findings are presented on the psychometric properties of a short psychological hardiness measure using subjects predominantly aged over 60 years. The sample of 223 participants was administered the hardiness questionnaire and other instruments twice, with a one-year test-retest interval. Results are presented and discussed. (Author/CT)

Shows how an empirical profile matching procedure applied to the MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) of a client can be used to quantify the degree to which the client's personality profile is representative of a drug abusing group. Supplementary techniques show how reliable this judgment is and isolate reasons for discrepancies.…

A method is described for incorporating student papers based on published biographies or autobiographies into an upper-division undergraduate personality theory course. Students are required to submit a term paper analyzing their selected target person, using concepts from a variety of theories presented in the course. (Author/RM)

A study by Burstein in 1980 at the University of Texas Health Science Center found evidence that significant hedonistic personality changes occur between the freshman and the junior year of medical school. A study to answer questions of the generalizability of Burstein's study is described. (MLW)

Examination of self-descriptions of 1,623 undergraduates (collectedd in 1958-64, 1970-74, and 1977-82) failed to support the prevailing assumption that masculinity and femininity develop independently. Rather, a positive relation was found between the presence of masculine and feminine traits within the same individual even when gender and state…

Findings from early and current phenomenological studies indicate that stylistic characteristics are indicators of psychological forces that guide interactions with the world. Implications of how this theory relates to learning and teaching styles are discussed. (DF)

Developed a short form of the Multiscore Depression Inventory which met item selection criteria and retained 9 of the original 10 subscales. The total scale correlated highly with the Beck Depression Inventory and the Depression Adjective Checklist. (LLL)

High school and college students (N=321) completed the Mini Markers Five Factors Personality Scale (MMFFPS) and items assessing recent substance use, in order to permit an assessment of the relationship between five basic personality factors and reported use of cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana. A 2 x 2 MANOVA (personality factors; low and high;…

This videotape explores the relationship between the child's social world and cognitive development. The first part of the video examines why the social environment is important to brain development. This section looks at the amount of time a child spends in a social environment, and the anatomy of the developing brain. The second part of the…

Fourth through eleventh grade students evaluated single personality trait descriptions of hypothetical persons of their own sex. Results are discussed in terms of person-perception and social desirability theories of personality. (ST)

The purpose of the present study, is to determine to what extent Change Seeker Index scores correlate with the reported incidence of specific behaviors judged by the authors to rank high in stimulation-seeking characteristics. (Author)

The possible relationship between Holland types and the Basic Interest Scales of the SVIB was explored. The results support both Holland's typology and his hexagonal model of relationships among the types and suggest their use in the interpretation of the BIS. (Author)

Despite limitations in the results of the present study, these results were tentatively interpreted to indicate that the Tests of Social Intelligence have potential worth for further investigation in the identification of counselor trainees. (Author)

This study was concerned with relationships between personality traits of third-grade children and the extent to which the children showed problem behavior in the classroom. In addition, relations among personality traits, IQ, and absence records were determined. (Author)

Six scales representing Holland's six personality types were developed for the SVIB. The results of this study show that the Holland theoretical structure, when applied to the Strong data, provides a useful model for organizing the data. (Author)