Browsing by Subject "Personality"
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The effects of success and failure on self-esteem and locus of control
(1975)The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of success and failure on self-esteem, locus of control and the relationship between these two variables. One hundred and four introductory psychology ... -
The influence of personality traits on mood induction and memory
(2014-01-22)This study examines how recall measured over three time periods can be affected by mood induction, personality traits, and image characteristics. There were 101 people who participated in Session 1, 92 participants completed ... -
The Newly developed competitiveness orientation measure : psychometric development and evaluation
(2013-02-12)The concept of competitiveness as a personality trait has been alluded to for over 70 years; yet, it has surprisingly been largely neglected as an individual differences variable. Instead, researchers have focused on the ... -
Overweight women who join weight reducing clubs and the internal-external personality trait
(1975)The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between attempts made by overweight women to lose weight and the internal-external (I-E) personality dimension. It was hypothesized that: 1) Overweight ... -
Personality and early maladaptive schemas differentiating persons who engage in infrequent versus pathological non-suicidal self-injury
(2014-01-22)Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is used as a coping mechanism for regulating emotions and communicating distress. Research has contributed to understanding the prevalence, forms, and functions of NSSI, but little is known ... -
The role of personality in predicting unsafe driver behaviour in young and older adults
(2012-11-10)Traffic-related collisions represent a considerable social and economic burden on our society. In Canada, drivers aged 16 to 19 years and 70 years or older are consistently overrepresented in victim statistics. Identified ... -
The Role of personality on decision making under uncertainty
(2010)Dispositional characteristics appear to impact peoples' decision making when faced with situations characterised by uncertainty, a characterization of an unknown future outcome, and ambiguity, a characterisation of the ...
