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Journal of Personality Assessment Oct 1985This study reports the findings of an investigation of psychological and social factors related to test-retest stability and change in scores on the Eysenck Personality...
This study reports the findings of an investigation of psychological and social factors related to test-retest stability and change in scores on the Eysenck Personality Inventory given to 167 older men and women. Higher reliability coefficients on the Eysenck were associated with better scores on a measure of well being and higher levels of education.
Topics: Adaptation, Psychological; Aged; Aging; Female; Humans; Male; Personality Tests; Psychometrics
PubMed: 4067802
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4905_12 -
Journal of Consulting and Clinical... Oct 1983
Topics: Adult; Ambulatory Care; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Personality Disorders; Personality Tests; Psychometrics
PubMed: 6630691
DOI: 10.1037//0022-006x.51.5.757 -
Personality Testing May Identify Applicants Who Will Become Successful in General Surgery Residency.The Journal of Surgical Research Jan 2019Identification of successful general surgical residents remains a challenging endeavor for program directors with a national attrition of approximately 20% per year. The...
BACKGROUND
Identification of successful general surgical residents remains a challenging endeavor for program directors with a national attrition of approximately 20% per year. The Big 5 personality traits and the Grit Scale have been extensively studied in many industries, and certain traits are associated with professional or academic success. However, their utility in surgery resident selection is unknown.
METHODS
We performed a retrospective review of all categorical surgery residents (n = 34) at the University of Texas Medical Branch from 2015 to 2017. Current residents were classified into low performing (n = 12) or non-low performing (n = 22) based on residency performance and standardized test scores. Groups were assessed for differences in both conventional metrics used for selection and Big 5 and grit scores using bivariate analysis and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Personality testing was administered to recent resident applicants (n = 81). Applicants were ranked using conventional application information. We then examined the applicants' personalities and their rank position with personality characteristics of non-low-performing residents to determine if there was any correlation.
RESULTS
The Big 5 personality test identified significantly higher extroversion, conscientiousness, and emotional stability scores in those residents classified as non-low performers. There was no significant difference in conventional metrics or in grit scores between non-low performers and low performers. Our final rank does not correlate well with personality traits of non-low performers.
CONCLUSIONS
The Big 5 test may prove to be a useful adjunct to the traditional residency application in identifying applicants who may become successful in general surgery residency.
Topics: Academic Medical Centers; Clinical Competence; Female; General Surgery; Humans; Internship and Residency; Male; Personality; Personality Tests; Retrospective Studies; School Admission Criteria; Students, Medical
PubMed: 30502254
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PloS One 2019Situational Judgment Tests (SJTs) are criterion valid low fidelity measures that have gained much popularity as predictors of job performance. A broad variety of SJTs...
Situational Judgment Tests (SJTs) are criterion valid low fidelity measures that have gained much popularity as predictors of job performance. A broad variety of SJTs have been studied, but SJTs measuring personality are still rare. Personality traits such as Conscientiousness are valid predictors of many educational, work and life-related outcomes and SJTs are less prone to faking than classical self-report measurements. We developed an SJT measure of Dependability, a core facet of Conscientiousness, by gathering critical incidents in semi-structured interviews using the construct definition of Dependability as a prompt. We examined the psychometric properties of the newly developed SJTs across two studies (N = 546 general population; N = 440 sales professionals). The internal validity of the SJTs was examined by correlating the SJT scores with related self-report measures of Dependability and Conscientiousness, as well as testing the unidimensionality of the measure with CFA. Additionally, we specified a bi-factor model of SJT, self-report and behavioral checklist measures of Dependability accounting for common and specific measurement variance. External validity was examined by correlating the SJT scale and specific factor with work-related outcomes. The results show that the Dependability SJTs with an expert based scoring procedure were psychometrically sound and correlated moderately to highly with traditional self-report measures of Dependability and Conscientiousness. However, a large proportion of SJT variance cannot be accounted for by personality alone. This supports the notion that SJTs measure general domain knowledge about the effectiveness of personality-related behaviors. We conclude that SJT measures of personality can be a promising addition to classical self-report assessments and can be used in a wide variety of applications beyond measurement and selection, for instance as formative assessments of personality.
Topics: Adult; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Personality; Personality Tests; Psychometrics
PubMed: 30811463
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Journal of Consulting and Clinical... Aug 1985
Topics: Adult; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Personality Tests; Psychometrics
PubMed: 4031202
DOI: 10.1037//0022-006x.53.4.470 -
Quarterly Journal of Experimental... Dec 2018The main objective of this study was to influence implicit learning through two different classical manipulations and to inspect whether working memory capacity (WMC)...
The main objective of this study was to influence implicit learning through two different classical manipulations and to inspect whether working memory capacity (WMC) and personality were related to the different measures of learning. With that purpose, in Experiment 1 we asked 172 undergraduate students of psychology to perform a serial reaction time (SRT) task under single- or dual-task conditions and to complete a WMC task and a personality test. In Experiment 2, 164 students performed the SRT task under incidental or intentional conditions and also filled a WMC task and a personality test. In both experiments, WMC influenced learning, but this relation was found only when attention was not loaded (Experiment 1) or when intentional instructions were given (Experiment 2). The pattern of relations with personality, although more varied, also showed a commonality between both experiments: learning under the most implicit conditions correlated positively with extraversion.
Topics: Adult; Educational Measurement; Extraversion, Psychological; Female; Humans; Male; Memory, Short-Term; Personality; Personality Tests; Reaction Time; Serial Learning; Task Performance and Analysis
PubMed: 29313740
DOI: 10.1177/1747021817749582 -
Journal of Personality Assessment Apr 1975Reviews the personality test assessment of Mexican Americans. Although there is a paucity of available research there are some indications that Mexican Americans differ...
Reviews the personality test assessment of Mexican Americans. Although there is a paucity of available research there are some indications that Mexican Americans differ in response patterning on projective devices. On objective instruments, problems involving fluency in English obscure the findings. Several recommendations are offered for increasing the efficiency of these instruments for use with Mexican American clients.
Topics: Acculturation; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anxiety; Deception; Ethnicity; Family; Female; Hostility; Humans; Introversion, Psychological; MMPI; Male; Mexico; Middle Aged; Parent-Child Relations; Personality Assessment; Personality Inventory; Poverty; Projective Techniques; Psychological Tests; Rorschach Test; Schizophrenia; Social Adjustment; Stress, Psychological; Thematic Apperception Test; United States
PubMed: 1097629
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa3902_1 -
BMC Psychology Jan 2020This study intended to examine the comprehensive clinical effects of school sandplay group counseling on the emotions and behaviors of children for the first time in...
BACKGROUND
This study intended to examine the comprehensive clinical effects of school sandplay group counseling on the emotions and behaviors of children for the first time in Korea.
METHODS
To this objective, 10 sessions of in-school sandplay group counseling were administered to 113 fourth- to sixth-graders in an elementary school located in Cheonan city for 12 weeks from March to July 2015. Each small group consisted of 10 to 16 children and the entire 12 sessions were composed of a baseline test, 10 therapy sessions, and a post-test and evaluation session. The study subjects consisted of 56 boys (49.6%) and 57 girls (50.4%). As the evaluation instruments, an epidemiologic questionnaire and the Korea Child & Youth Personality Test were used during the baseline phase and after the termination of the counseling.
RESULTS
The comparison of the scores according to the KCYP clinical scales and detailed evaluation scales before and after the 12-week counseling showed an increase in the self-esteem and a significant decline in depression in the elementary students after the counseling.
CONCLUSION
It is deemed that school sandplay group counseling can help elementary school students to solve emotional problems and improve their self-esteem.
Topics: Child; Depression; Emotions; Female; Humans; Male; Personality Tests; Play Therapy; Psychotherapy, Group; Republic of Korea; Schools; Self Concept; Students; Surveys and Questionnaires
PubMed: 32005288
DOI: 10.1186/s40359-020-0378-9 -
The Journal of Mental Science Jul 1946
Topics: Humans; Personality; Personality Tests
PubMed: 20274387
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.92.388.532 -
The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Jan 1947
Topics: Humans; Personality; Personality Disorders; Personality Tests
PubMed: 20282045
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1947.tb04980.x