The purpose of the present research was to replicate O'Leary, et al.'s previous findings (EJ 100 528) and to test the hypothesis that the correlation between Rotter's Locus of Control scale and the Taylor Manifest Anxiety scale was moderated by neuroticism and negativism toward self. (Author/RK)

The present study attempted to predict locus of control orientation from responses given to TAT cards by both male and female Ss. (Author)

The present investigation explored further the relationship between distortions in self-perception of depression and psychological adjustment. It was hypothesized that the inability to perceive accurately the level or severity of depression, regardless of the direction of distortion, would be related to a greater degree of overall psychopathology.…

In two independent studies, objective measures of self-concept and self-esteem were assessed relative to the primary indicators of self-esteem or self-concept in human figure drawings, size, area, etc. Results showed that when groups were differentiated significantly on either self-concept or self-esteem, the size of the figure drawn was not…

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between physical fitness as measured by aerobic capacity and selected personality traits as measured by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) for college males. (Author)

Ratings of self and 15 significant others on four personality factors by 47 alcoholic and 90 nonalcoholic males were analyzed by means of step-wise regression analysis and multivariate analysis of covariance. (Author)

This study was designed to identify juvenile delinquent boys who had low social self-concepts as measured by the Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS) and to enhance their self-concepts through a program of photographic feedback of successful social interactions. (Editor)

Attempts to compare the characteristics of the ego development continuum as revealed by incomplete sentences and self-report scales and also to ascertain how well the structured personality inventory can estimate the ego development stages as assessed by the Sentence Completion Test (SCT).

Investigates the possibility that some schizophrenic behavior results from conformity to a mental patient role. (Author/RK)

An attempt was made to delineate the degree to which distortions in the perception of depression were related to the severity level of the patient's depression and the degree to which denial was utilized as a coping mechanism. (Author)

In an attempt to change attitudes toward mental illness, as well as to increase positive self-attributions, 37 community residents were presented a series of "demythologizing" seminars. Implications of the results of the seminars for clinical and community psychology were discussed. (Editor/RK)

The Denial and the Depression scales of the MMPI and Rotter's Locus of Control scale were administered to 26 men with locomotor disabilities and to 44 nondisabled men. All disabled groups scored significantly higher on the Depression scale than the nondisabled group. This finding is discussed in terms of two behavioral formulations of depression.…

This research assessed the reliability and validity of the Purpose in Life test in an inmate population, investigated the relationship between the PIL test and attitudes, locus of control, personality factors, and several demographic variables, and compared the PIL scores of inmates with scores of normal samples. (Author/RK)