Despite a rapidly expanding literature on the A-B therapist-type variable, an adequate conceptual and empirical understanding has not been forthcoming. The present study endeavors to increase understanding of the A-B dimension as well as to compare three different versions of the A-B scale. (Author)

This study was conducted to discover differences in personality characteristics among student leaders. The personality characteristics of presidents of campus organizations affiliated with one of four distinguishable student subcultures, identified by previous research as vocational, academic, collegiate, and nonconformist, were measured by the…

The reliability and item homogeneity of personality scales are in part dependent on the content domain being sampled, and this characteristic reliability cannot be explained by item ambiguity or scale length. It is suggested that clarity of self concept is also a determinant. (Author/JKS)

This article describes a project which required students to write assessment items for a personality inventory. The 104 items generated were administered to 126 subjects. Results showed the items were reasonably reliable and valid. The pedagogical value of the project is discussed. (Author/JDH)

Examines the interaction effects of speech rate, pitch variation, and loudness on two personality prototypes--competence and benevolence--that have emerged from research on voice and personality. Rate and pitch variation were the most influential for competence and benevolence, respectively. (SRT)

This book provides step-by-step procedures for clinical personality interpretation to help mental health professionals determine the psychological health of their clients, determine maladjustment and problem behaviors, and reach a diagnosis. Each of the four chapters is devoted to one of the four key personality tests. These are: (1)…

Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory was administered to 373 undergraduates. The 11 scales of the inventory were intercorrelated and factor analyzed. Six common factors were obtained. The placement of the six personality types in six-dimensional space by factor analysis corresponded closely to Holland's model. (Author)

Provides a speculative look at how four basic personality styles" can be reflected in teacher behavior. (Author)

The results of this study present validity generalization for Sine's earlier work that the 4-3 MMPI code type is associated with violent behavior. When a person has 4-3 MMPI personality high points, it is highly probable that he is or has been violent. (Author)

The Omnibus Personality Inventory score patterns of graduates in majors classified into five Holland occupational categories were compared. It was concluded that separate theories of occupational choice for males and females are required if the theories are to be based on personality constructs. (Author)

Maslow discusses the personality problem of the troubled individual man. He suggests that what is most needed for him is reliable knowledge built upon sound and extensive research. Most important of all, more information about psychological health is needed. (Author/BY)

Thirty-two terminators and 28 continuers in personal counseling were compared on three measures derived from precounseling Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) data. It was concluded that poor adolescent prospects for counseling are those characterized by marked rebellion toward authority. (Author)

The Group Embedded Figures Test and the Hand Test were administered to 64 community-living females, aged 60 to 81 years old. Seven low but significant correlations were obtained between personality variables and field-dependence/independence. Findings suggest that many postulated field-dependence/independence personality relations change with old…

Studied whether men (N=19) who had committed very severe assaults and who score high on the Overcontrolled Hostility (O-H) scale had assertion deficits that could be measured behaviorally. Results showed the high O-H group was significantly less assertive than control groups in role playing tasks and on questionnaire items. (WAS)

The issues which this article examines include the multiple determinism of behavior, the role of context, the multiple goals of personality measurement, the "subject" as potential expert and colleague, the analysis of environments, and the role of person variables. (Author)