Places the current controversy concerning the adequacy of parental ratings of temperament into the larger perspective of personality issues, which have been hotly debated for the past two decades. (Author/MP)

Reviews approaches taken in the study of human behavior and psychology by assessment centers, places where different experimenters apply various diagnostic techniques to the same individuals and then meet to report their findings and collectively formulate the personality of the subject/participant. (Author/GC)

Multiple discriminant analysis of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scores between high-IQ White, high-IQ Black, low-IQ White, and low-IQ Black subjects yielded two significant canonical variates. Results suggest that racial differences on the MMPI do not occur in all racial comparisons but are restricted to low-IQ groups. (Author)

Sleep positions, particularly the full fetal position, appear to be related to California Psychological Inventory (CPI) variables of sociability, sense of well being, achievement by conformance, femininity, and social maturity. (Author)

Anthony's theory of the development of extraversion in children requires that there should be a negative correlation between extraversion and intelligence after age 13 or 14. To test this Raven's Progressive Matrices and the Junior Eysenck Personality Inventory were administered to 801 adolescents. Findings did not support Anthony's theory.…

Investigated motivational distortion using the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF) for male (n=331) criminal offenders. Results indicated that ego-strength, free-floating anxiety, ability to bind anxiety, boldness, dominance, emotional sensitivity and suspiciousness contributed most to the motivational distortion scale predictions.…

The Personality Assessment System (PAS) is based on the theory that people will seek situations that use their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. Studies operationalizing the theory through the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale support the use of PAS in improving person-job match and increasing self-knowledge for career development. (SK)

Administered Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) to 401 adjudicated male juvenile offenders. Identified 28 MMPI scales that best described and discriminated between high and low levels of recidivism, crime severity, assault, and property offenses. Psychopathic Deviance, Amorality, Authority Problems, Social Responsibility, and…

Reviews theoretical grounds, purposes, and features of Millon Adolescent Personality Inventory (MAPI) and forthcoming replacement, Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI). Explains rationale and procedure for construction of component scales and examines logic of configural or profile interpretation. Considers uses and limitations of MAPI and…

Performed a reliability generalization using 244 studies that used NEO personality scales. Reliability estimates were given in only 15% of these studies, and 44% made no mention of reliability at all. Results suggest that many researchers have an inadequate understanding of concepts of reliability. Results also suggest that NEO personality scales…

This article addresses the benefits and problems in using adjective check list methodology to assess personality. Recent developments in this assessment method are reviewed, emphasizing seminal adjective-based personality tests (Gough's Adjective Check List), mood tests (Lubin's Depressive Adjective Test, Multiple Affect Adjective Check List),…

Research investigating the structural convergence of the Interpersonal Circumplex (IPC; Wiggins, 1979, 1995) with the Five Factor Model (FFM; Costa & McCrae, 1992) of personality has predominantly focused on the traits of Agreeableness and Extraversion. The characteristics of the other three FFM traits: Neuroticism, Openness, and Conscientiousness…

Eggerth and Andrew (2006 [this issue]) provide a valuable contribution to researchers and practitioners using the C index to measure congruence when person or environment codes contain fewer than three letters. However, the computational procedures outlined by Eggerth and Andrew may be more complex than they need be. A simpler alternative to…

Aggression is increasingly seen in most parts of South African society. Aggressive behaviour of boys in secondary school often results from frustrations caused by perceived high expectations of others regarding the role, locus of control, and personality of boys. Locus of control plays an important role in a person's perception concerning a…