Background/purpose: This study aimed to identify the level of self among Al al-Bayt University students in Jordan based on gender and academic specialization and examine the predictive ability of the Big Five personality traits (extraversion, neuroticism, openness to experience, conscientiousness, and agreeableness) in students' general…

In the 21st century, developing resilience and coping skills is crucial for personal progress, a fact underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic. Past research has shown that participation in competitive sports and individual personality traits significantly influence the development of these skills. However, limited studies have explored this in…

Studies show that student-instructor rapport is correlated with student success in college courses (e.g., Lammers & Gillaspy, 2013). Less is known about the personality traits of students and their perceptions of instructors' personality traits that are associated with rapport. This study addressed this gap in the literature. In an online…

The dark core of personality is a recent construct that encompasses the malevolent, antagonistic, and aversive side of human nature that represents the common inner core of dark personality traits. The aim of the present study is to develop a short, multidimensional, and invariant version of the dark core of personality D70 measure. Two samples of…

Objective: The current study evaluated frequency of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and associated maladaptive traits between three time periods: pre-pandemic, early pandemic, and later pandemic. Participants: Two college student samples (n = 362; n = 337) were collected via two online studies. Method: Participants completed measures assessing…

We investigated three different approaches for quantifying individual change and reporting it back to persons: (a) the common change score, which is obtained by first computing scale scores from two consecutive measurements and then subtract these scores from one another, (b) the ad-hoc approach, which is similar to the former approach but uses…

Purpose: In the knowledge management (KM) literature, there are umpteen discussions on knowledge sharing; however, the scholarly community still faces a dearth of literature on knowledge hiding behavior (KHB) and its determinants. The current study aims to examine the direct effect of dark triad (DT) personality dimensions (machiavellianism,…

This research aims to determine the relationship between social care character and interpersonal communication, environmental care character and interpersonal communication, and the combined relationship of both social and environmental care characters with interpersonal communication among students. A quantitative correlational approach was…

This paper examines the educational thought of Martianus Capella, a fifth-century Carthaginian writer, through his only surviving work "The Marriage of Mercury and Philology." The didactic handbook is an ode to learning, adorning a faltering introduction to the liberal arts with baroque mythological ornamentation. The paper highlights…

The Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model (PSDM) and the Existential Model of Perfectionism and Depressive Symptoms (EMPDS) are promising models of perfectionism and psychopathology. However, research examining suicide ideation within the PSDM is scarce, and no research has examined suicide ideation as an outcome in the EMPDS. Moreover, tests…

The current study aimed to develop, and examine the psychometric properties of, an Arabized Jordanian version of the Big Three Perfectionism Scale (BTPS) which consists of 45 items distributed on 10 first-order factors ("facets") and three higher-order factors (i.e., rigid perfectionism, self-critical perfectionism, and narcissistic…

Previous research has investigated the nature of imagination as a construct related to multiple forms of higher-order cognition. Despite the emergence of various conceptualizations of imagination, few attempts have been made to explore the structure of imagination as a trait in the context of existing hierarchically-nested personality dimensions.…

The forced-choice response format is often considered superior to the standard Likert-type format for controlling social desirability in personality inventories. We performed simulations and found that the trait information based on the two formats converges when the number of items is high and forced-choice items are mixed with regard to…

This study explored the influence of personality differences and their impact within coaching and mentoring relationships through the use of the Big Five personality traits: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. For analysis, online surveys were conducted, and semi-structured interviews were carried out with…

Recognizing character strengths in others, such as kindness and honesty, can encourage children to apply these strengths themselves. Developing character strengths is associated with various positive outcomes, such as improved life satisfaction and connectedness with others. As films are omnipresent in children's lives nowadays, this qualitative…