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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"NEO personality"”.
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An Item Response Theory Analysis of the Scales from the International Personality Item Pool and the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised
Personality tests are widely used in the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology; however, few studies have focused on their psychometric properties using Item Response Theory. This paper uses IRT to examine the test information functions (TIFs) of two personality measures: the NEO-PI-R and …
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Relations between Child Molesters' Self-Perceptions and Treatment Engagement
… engagement in treatment. In this study, the NEO-Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) was administered to 67 child molesters. Child sexual offenders rated themselves and their view of a typical child molester using two NEO-PI-R versions. The degree to which child sex offenders identify themselves …
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Goal Setting Strategies, Locus of Control Beliefs, and Personality Characteristics of NCAA Division IA Swimmers
… setting strategies, locus of control beliefs and personality characteristics of swimmers (108 males and 111 females) from top twenty 1999 NCAA Division IA programs. Three questionnaires were completed: (a) Goal Setting in Sport Questionnaire (GSISQ: Weinberg, Burton, Yukelson, & Weigand, 1993), …
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Personality Differences in Never-Married Versus Divorced Individuals In Later Life Using the NEO PI-R
Previous research has shown that personality disorder symptoms are significantly higher in divorced and never-married individuals compared to married individuals. Although personality pathology is elevated in these two groups, specific trait differences between the two are still unclear. In a large …
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Personality Correlates of Treatment Mode and Later Usage in Violators of Campus Alcohol Policies
… evaluated initially for their alcohol usage and personality correlates using the NEO Personality Inventory--Revised, and for intervention effectiveness based on personality characteristics. These students chose or were assigned to one of three conditions: (a) a monetary fine, (b) motivational …
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The role of personality factors in the relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological well-being
… this study was to investigate the role played by personality factors in the relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological well-being. A secondary data analysis of the Fort project undertaken by Wissing et al. (1999) was used, which aimed at clarifying and advancing the study of …
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An Examination of Personality as a Predictor of Guard Behavior in a Virtual Environment
… The second goal was to study a set of personality traits that might predict performance. Participants completed the NEO Personality Inventory and were trained to perform the role of a military checkpoint guard within a CAVE Automatic Virtual Environment. Trainees interacted with virtual …
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Communication patterns following the acquisition of a sexually transmitted infection
This study examines the relationship between personality traits and communication patterns following the contraction of a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Participants were 148 college students (46 men, 104 women) attending a large Mid-Atlantic University. Seventy-four of the participants …
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Family Rituals and Resilience: Relationship Among Measures of Religiosity, Openness to Experience, and Trait Anxiety
… Questionnaire), openness to experience (Revised NEO Personality Inventory Openness to Experiences scale), and anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory). The four-group classification system did not produce significant differences on measures of religiosity, openness to experience, or trait anxiety. …
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Five Factor Model Personality Profiles of University of North Dakota Unmanned Aircraft Systems Students
A great deal of effort has been made to quantify personality characteristics in the pilots of manned aircraft. However, analysis of similar characteristics of individuals interested in piloting Unmanned Aircraft (UA) remains relatively unexplored. This research examined the Five Factor Model (FFM) …
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The relationship between locus of control and the big five personality dimensions among black managers in Namibia
… relation of locus of control to the “big five” personality dimensions (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness) for 36 black managers in the private and semi-state organizations in Namibia. Spector’s (1988) work locus of control scale and the …
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A Repertory Grid Assessment of Traitedness and Its Relation to the Validity of the NEO PI-R Conscientiousness Scale
… validity of a trait-based approach to personality assessment. Specifically, these investigators have examined the utility of traitedness indicators as moderators of trait-criterion correlations, seeking to separate those individuals who are predictable on a given trait dimension from …
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Measuring critical thinking skills and dispositions in undergraduate students
… correlations with the Openness scale of the NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R). The study also provided evidence for improvement in scores on three of the six sub-scales in the CCTDI-UK (Truth-Seeking, Inquisitiveness, Open-Mindedness) during the course of an undergraduate degree. Study 5 …
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Psychological profiles of clerical and non-clerical men who have sexually abused children
… Scale, the Multiphasic Sex Inventory, and the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised. Groups were compared on dependent variables using analysis of variance with post hoc comparisons for interval scale variables and found to differ significantly on 11 of 18 variables. Clerical offenders were more …
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Empathy and Cognitive Flexibility as Correlates of Forgiveness
… Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and the NEO Personality Inventory--Revised were used as measures of forgiveness, empathy, and cognitive flexibility respectively. Only two of the five scales on the NEO were analyzed in this study; the Openness to Experience scale was used as a measure of …
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Personality and Addiction Tendency: An Initial Comparison of Graduate Students of Nursing and Nurse Anesthesia
… little is found in the literature relative to personality traits or to ~ddiction in this group of nursing specialists whose work is so closely related to another documented high risk group, namely anesthesiologists. Procedures. This study measured 3 personality facets and addictive tendency in …
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Characteristics of Play Therapy Students in Training.
… training exist in the following two areas: (a) personality variables, as measured by the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO PI-R) and (b) attitude toward children, and measured by the Barnett's Liking of Children Scale (BLOCS). Additionally, this study examined whether certain personality …
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The Relationship between Personality and Music Preference
… has been used in the field of psychology and personality (Dollinger, 1993). More specifically, it was found that using music as a tool in the psychology field can aid in the understanding of personality. Research has shown that certain types of music (Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock) may..be …
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Examining the Relationship Between Impulsive Personalities and Neural Functioning in Cocaine-Addicted Participants
… study examines the relationship of impulsive personality facets and neural functioning associated with inhibition. SUBJECTS: The study sample included 24 healthy control participants and 56 cocaine-addicted participants. Participants ranged in age from 25 to 54 years old with a mean age of …
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Developing measures of psychopathic personality traits from the international personality item pool
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University. Department of Psychology, 2009