Type A behavior is characterized by impatience, aggressiveness, and ambition. Type B individuals are more relaxed, easy-going, and unhurried. This study examined the effects of behavior pattern (Type A, intermediate, Type B) and experimenter interest (high versus no interest) on the time allocated to an experimental task and task performance.…

While the relationship between values and Holland personality types has been suggested, it has not been clearly established. A study was conducted to explore this relationship in a sample of 250 college freshmen and seniors. Subjects were classified by both Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and by college major. Subjects also…

Research has proposed that personality traits may be derived from emotions and that individuals tend to judge another's personality traits on the basis of observed emotional reactions. To examine the relationship between personality and emotional traits within ecologically valid settings, 22 college students (19 females, 3 males) rated their…

Type A individuals are characterized by a sense of urgency, hard-driving competitiveness, and hostility which are manifested in their attempts to establish and maintain control over personal and environmental events. In order to investigate conformity and interpersonal dominance in Type A personalities, 87 male college students completed the…

To determine if personality characteristics reflect influences of culture, while sex differences remain similar across cultures, 100 Indonesian and 100 American college students completed the Cattell Clinical Analysis Questionnaire, in the appropriate language. An analysis of the results showed that females in both cultures were higher than males…

Wagner and Sternberg (1985) defined tacit knowledge as knowledge that is usually not taught. They suggest that people who are adept at picking up and accumulating tacit knowledge tend to advance most rapidly in an organization. A study was conducted to determine whether tacit knowledge, as measured by the Tacit Knowledge Questionnaire (TKQ), is…

The present study utilized a multidimensional model of leadership (Chelladurai & Carron, 1978) to examine the influence of personality traits and perceived leader behaviors on performance in collegiate football. Collegiate football players (n=272) from three southeastern United States universities were administered Cattell's Sixteen Personality…

Gender role conflict exists when gender roles have negative impact or consequences on the self or others. To examine the degree to which college males reflect gender role conflict and strain and to determine whether men who describe themselves as instrumental (masculine), expressive (feminine), both instrumental and expressive (androgynous), or…

This article compares personality characteristics of women physical educators with women educators from other college departments. (JS)

The effects of student personality type on ratings of instructors are examined. Research studies are reviewed and categorized into three groups: field independent/dependent cognitive style of subject; general personality style as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; and perceived needs states of students. A new measure, the Johnson…

Sixteen women enrolled in Arts and Science departmental honors and ten women eligible, but not enrolled in the honors program, were given the Omnibus Personality Inventory, Form F, and a short questionnaire to determine if there were differences in personality traits between the two groups. No significant differences were found on a t-test to…

Explored Neimeyer's notion that moderately depressed people have relatively disorganized personal construct systems, that non-depressed people see themselves consistently positively, highly depressed people view themselves negatively, and moderately depressed people view themselves with ambivalence. Using a grid measure of logical consistency,…

Survival and effective service in the presidency are possible when the incumbent retains basic human qualities, fits the institution, and balances pitfalls with satisfactions. (Author)

In addition to literature documentation, educators familiar with classroom interaction know intuitively that personality characteristics can establish conditions conducive to success or failure in teaching. Teacher educators and researchers need to place more emphasis on the attitudes, self-concept, and personality of prospective teachers. (MT)

Results indicated rates of commission of acts and initiation of violence were similar across gender, although females sustained more higher level violence. Males reports of motives were largely culpability reducing. Females reported many more sexual assaults and physical and emotional injury than males. Male did not perceive families as sustaining…