This study investigated the basic question of whether there is actually measurable change in personality characteristics occurring during or subsequent to the encounter group experience. The study examined instruments which may prove useful in the detection of change in an objective and quantifiable mode which can be subjected to statistical…

This paper discusses the growing recognition that the personalities and life experiences of group leaders are important factors in their effectiveness. Leaders should be warm, empathetic, responsive, understand individual and group behavior, give feedback, be trusted and accepted. Life experiences and personal development are important for the…

Brief measures of the five-factor model (FFM) have been developed but none include an assessment of facets within each domain. The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of a simple, one-page, facet-level description of the FFM. Five data collections were completed to assess the reliability and the convergent and discriminant validity…

In a response to comments by P. T. Costa, Jr., and R. R. McCrae on the current authors' original article, the authors show that Costa and McCrae's writings on personality suggest a belief in immutability of personality traits. The authors agree with Costa and McCrae that new personality trait models that provide an accurate lower order structure…

The domain and facet approach to personality assessment is discussed. The strategy used to identify and measure aspects of the five factors of personality structure is described. Evidence concerning the factorial invariance of the resulting set of 30 facet scales and some recent evidence concerning their discriminant validity are reviewed. Some…

Evaluated the "Cassel Type-A Personality Assessment (TAP)" for identifying Type-A prone individuals (N=110). Factor scores were computed and analyzed by a discriminant analysis which resulted in an overall accuracy of prediction of 95.5 percent of the original group members. (Author/BL)

Strength, super ego strength, ego, self sentiment, and both forms of the High School Personality Questionnaire were administered to 688 brothers and 2973 unrelated boys. Multiple abstract variance analysis (MAVA) Q-Data, and maximum likelihood analysis were used to assess heritability in their personality control system. (ABB)

This paper describes the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), developed by I. Myers and K. Briggs (1940s) to assess personality type. Based on Jungian theory, the MBTI has become a tool for identifying the 16 different patterns of action into which every person fits. The 16 personality types are based on patterns of: (1) extraversion-introversion;…

The present study was limited to an analysis of personality characteristics of administrators and counselors in training. Its purpose was to determine whether the personality characteristics of graduate students studying to be educational administrators were significatly different from graduate students studying to be counselors. (Author)

The results of the analyses offer empirical support for the hexagonal arrangement of the personality types and also support the organization of the Self-Directed Search and Holland's Occupational Classification. (Author)

Presents a thorough study of the make-up and background of the Productive Personality-the high achiever, the creative individual, the successful leader. (AN)

The Sensation Seeking Scale was given to felons, juvenile delinquents, and adult mentally ill. Among the findings were: age was negatively correlated for both sexes; mentally ill females were significantly different from felons and from juvenile delinquents; and the personality picture corresponded well with expectations from studies with normals.…

This study examined the incremental validity of the supplemental scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (released in 1989) in a sample of 597 adult psychiatric inpatients. Findings indicate that the inclusion of supplementary scale data only marginally increased the proportion of variance accounted for in external criterion…

Examined longitudinally changes in inhibition from toddler age to age 4 and age 7 years. Found that temperament change in children who tested as inhibited or uninhibited as toddlers was more common than remaining extremely inhibited or uninhibited, but that change was largely limited to intermediate groups. Subgroups distinguished by responses on…

Confirmatory factor analyses of 94 items on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator were performed for 1,091 adults. Results provided qualified support for the four-factor model. Exploratory factor analyses were also performed to identify areas in which model fit could be improved; these analyses strongly supported the four-factor analysis. (SLD)