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Bohlmeijer, Ernst; ten Klooster, Peter M.; Fledderus, Martine; Veehof, Martine; Baer, Ruth – Assessment, 2011
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in therapies that include the learning of mindfulness skills. The 39-item Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) has been developed as a reliable and valid comprehensive instrument for assessing different aspects of mindfulness in community and student samples. In this study, the psychometric…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Validity, Factor Structure, Personality Traits
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Hornsveld, Ruud H. J.; Bezuijen, Siemon; Leenaars, Ellie E. M.; Kraaimaat, Floris W. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
A group of 63 domestically violent patients and a group of 103 generally violent patients at a Dutch forensic psychiatric outpatient clinic are examined with regard to personality traits and problem behaviors to develop treatment programs for domestically violent patients. The domestically violent patients are more unstable from a psychological…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Comparative Analysis, Psychological Patterns, Foreign Countries
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Suurmeijer, Th. P. B. M.; Van Sonderen, F. L. P.; Krol, B.; Doeglas, D. M.; Van Den Heuvel, W. J. A.; Sanderman, R. – Social Indicators Research, 2005
The relationships between two personality characteristics (neuroticism, extraversion), three types of supportive transactions (emotional support, social companionship, instrumental support) and satisfaction with these transactions, and two aspects of mental health (feelings of anxiety and depressive mood) were studied among 280 patients with early…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Extraversion Introversion
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Meijer, Joost; Fossen, Miriam W. E. B.; van Putten, Cornelis M.; van der Leij, Aryan – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2006
The aim of the research described in this article was the development of an instrument to measure social emotional characteristics and special educational and pedagogical needs of students in the last grade of primary education. Questionnaires were developed for teachers as well as for students. Exploratory factor analyses showed that the factors…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Correlation, Intelligence Quotient, Predictor Variables