Interpersonal rigidity is defined as the extremeness of an individual’s behaviour and the narrowness of the behavioural repertoire measured according to the Interpersonal Circumplex (Kiesler, 1983). While acknowledged ...

The relationship between estrous phase and immune response in female rats was studied using two designs. In the between subjects design, groups of five rats were tested for antigen binding capacity and estrous phase on ...

The present study examined the association between ego identity status and the maintenance and success of long-term, intimate, heterosexual relationships. This was guided in part by Erik Erikson*s (1959, 1968) notion ...

Recent police stress literature has consistently asserted that organizational aspects of work, rather than operational ones, are identified by officers as being the most stressful. Exposure to perceived workplace stress ...

This study used a test-retest paradigm to investigate change/stability in Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised scores of 16 and 17 year olds. Both short (3 month) and long (18 month) retest intervals were investigated ...

Adolescent egocentrism involves heightened self-consciousness and feelings of uniqueness and invulnerability (Elkind, 1967). Some studies have found that adolescent egocentrism is associated with identity development, ...

The present study examined whether duration of oral contraceptive (OC) use could account for the inconsistent findings of previous studies on the relationship between affect and OC use. This study was the first to ...

This research project presented a total of six twelve-hour stress management workshops to twenty-eight female registered nurses. They were recruited from general hospitals, medical offices, and nursing homes. Topics ...

The relationship between body image disturbance and exercise behaviour was examined. One hundred and fifty five women from Introductory Psychology completed an exercise inventory, four measures of body image disturbance, ...