Theoretical formulations of D. Gutmann in 1965 and of D. Bakan in 1966 were tested in three studies of sex differences in personality. Results indicate the importance of qualitative aspects of sex differences in personality and support the agency communion formulation as a framework for future inquiry. (Author)

Forty-four hard core welfare recipients were administered the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. The profiles were intercorrelated and factor analyzed. Two distinct groups were depicted. The first group characteristics were dependency and rigidity, while the second one characterized self res\riction and restraint. Counseling strategies were…

Among the findings were that the clients were able to show greater pathology on the MMPI profiles when they attempted to exaggerate and that the mean malingering profile of the subjects simulates a psychotic pattern not a severe psychoneurosis. Findings were limited in that all subjects were male military personnel. (Author/CG)

The effects of four examiner and examinee variables - hostility, dominance, liking and warmth were related to examinee's score. (Author/CG)

The work described in this paper views the Protestant Ethic as a dispositional variable and attempts to characterize its psychological meaning in terms of its relationship with other personality variables and with occupational interests. (Author)

The results of the study give further evidence for the construct validity of the Community Adaptation Schedule and indicate that the community adapted person is personally well adjusted as measured by the California Psychological Inventory. (Author)

The results of this study on the relation of personality to vocational choice, suggests that personality patterns of occupational groups are more a function of those who enter and persist in the group than those who transfer to it. (Author)

The results of the investigation of the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) suggests that the POI may have value as a tool in the selection of dormitory assistants. (Author)

This study tested Tompkins' ideo- affective resonance theory, according to which there is a love-affair between ideological belief and personal feelings." A theory that social behavior is a function of tendencies to help or hurt oneself and/or others" was suggested by results. (Author/DB)

Paper presented at the Conference on Research in Medical Education, 79th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Houston, Texas, November 1, 1968.

Gathered MMPI and demographic data on six groups, each of 25 men who required psychological pretrial assessment. The groups differed according to offense type. The remand's age on admission and whether he had been in corrections before the current offense were the best discriminators among the groups. (Author)

Prior theory and research have suggested that self-disclosure may have a curvilinear relationship with psychological disturbance. The present study investigated this hypothesis. Results offer partial support for the hypothesis and add substantially to the external validity of prior research. (Author)