Examined personality characteristics of female American Indian alcoholics using the Eysenck Personality Questionniare. Results indicated that in comparison with a sample of normal women, the women in the detoxification group tended to be more tough-minded, emotional, and introverted than did those women in either an extended treatment program or…

Previous studies have not demonstrated hypothesized link between Machiavellianism (interpersonally manipulative behavior) and psychopathy. Results from two studies using college student samples revealed that High Machs obtained significantly higher Psychopathy scores than did Low Machs, and Mach V totals for Primary Psychopaths were significantly…

Examined the subjectivity of the Harris-Lingoes Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) content subscales by asking expert judges (N=13) to group items from appropriate clinical scales that represented similar content, attitudes or traits. Results showed nine replicated subscales were highly similar and nine were moderately similar to…

Contends that increasing frequency of occupational change underscores need for people to become adaptable in career development. Argues that traditional emphases on skill-building or competence in transition-assistance programs are insufficient in assisting individuals with transitions. Presents process of transition adaptability emphasizing…

Examined occupational change by identifying, exploring, and describing the transition periods of the life cycle and the disengagement states of the occupational cycle to determine if they are interrelated, and to ascertain if changers and non-changers differ on variables used to assess these transitions. Subjects included 298 managers and 166…

Examined developmental origins of one coronary-prone component of Type A pattern, tendency to suppress attention to physical symptoms. Studied symptom-reporting behavior of 85 children between ages of 5 and 14. Type A children underreported variety of symptoms, independent of gender and age; missed less school following surgery; and were…

Discusses need for comprehensive assessment involving ability, personality, and motivation when young people are referred to mental health service with problems of school failure. Reviews traits associated with obsessive-compulsive personality style and explores impact on school performance. Presents three case examples to illustrate how this…

Evaluated four diagnostic signs (employment congruence, aspirational congruence, employment coherence, and aspirational coherence) derived from Holland's theory of vocational personalities and occupational environments for their ability to predict personality-environment congruence among 87 employees with special needs. Found that employment…

Explores similarities between normal dieters and individuals with eating disorders. Compares regulation of intake among normal dieter and patient populations, using the boundary model of consumption. Concludes that in neither group is eating technically disordered, though it departs from appropriate physiological norms, and that many normal eaters…

Examined personality variables in 75 male and 75 female college students. Found two dimensions underlying body image disturbance variables, one loading on body image dissatisfaction and one loading on body image disturbance. Low negative correlation between two factors suggests that distortion and dissatisfaction are fairly distinct and that body…

Examined amount of variation in subjects' judgments of same behavior. Subjects observed target persons on videotape and rated both targets and themselves on five dimensions. For three dimensions there was significantly more variance in group's target ratings than in group's self-ratings. Variation suggests that low personality correlations should…

Investigated the influence of target personality characteristics on self-disclosure. Subjects (71 male and 73 female students) described the personality of the persons to whom they disclose the most and least, as well as their own personality. Results showed that people prefer to disclose to individuals similar to themselves. (BH)

Examined college student depression and its relation to personality variables and experiences unique to college life. Depressed (N=35) and nondepressed (N=39) students completed depression inventory, personality scales, and other measures. Results revealed that 75 percent of depressed subjects had been depressed for over three months; one-half had…

Examined relationship between bulimic symptomatology as measured by scores on Bulimia Test-Revised (BULIT-R) and personality characteristics based on Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised in nonclinical sample of 166 female college students. Obtained relationship between Neuroticism, Addictiveness and scores on BULIT-R. (Author/NB)

This study was conducted to examine systematic effects associated with the gender of the participant, the situation, and the interaction of gender of participant and situation for two personality characteristics, dominance and friendliness. Subjects were 24 women and 21 men recruited through a student publication at a university. Subjects were…