OBJECTIVE Neuroticism and impulsivity are the personality variables most consistently associated with drug-dependent patients. To date, no data mining procedures have been applied to explore the differential role of personality variables in this population. METHODS The personality profile of 336 drug-dependent patients was compared with that of a sample of community participants in the contex...

BACKGROUND Workplace victimization is considered a major social stressor with significant implications for the wellbeing of employees and organizations. The aim of this study was to examine the influences of employees' personality traits and organizational politics on workplace victimization among Ghanaian employees. METHODS Using a cross-sectional design, data were collected from 631 employe...

91 Numerous studies examine the role of personality and its interaction with situational demands to the perceived stress (Ben-Porath & Tellegen, 1990; Watson, 1990), ways of coping with stress (Costa, Somerfield, & McCrae, 1996; Watson & Hubbard, 1996) and subjective physical health (Bolger & Schilling, 1991; Endler & Parker, 1990). The effects of personal dispositions are emphasized especially...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore positive and negative preferences towards problem-based learning in relation to personality traits and socio-cultural context. METHODS The study was an anonymous and voluntary cross-sectional survey of medical students (N=449) in hybrid problem-based curricula in Nepal, Norway and North Dakota. Data was collected on gender, age, year of study, co...

We test the common assumption that information ‘rich’ contexts lead to more accurate personality judgments than information ‘lean’ contexts. Pairs of unacquainted students rendered judgments of one another’s personalities after interacting in one of three, increasingly rich, contexts: Internet ‘chat’, telephone, or face-to-face. Accuracy was assessed by correlating participants’ judgments with ...

The purpose of this study was to measure and compare the Big five personality traits of prospective teachers at teacher education institutes of Punjab, Pakistan. To fulfill the purpose of the study, a sample of 100 B.ed level prospective teachers (60 Female & 40 Male) was taken from four public sector universities of Punjab, Pakistan. Twenty Five prospective teachers from each university were s...

AIM Psychological factors such as personality traits may affect the adjustment capacity and Quality of Life (QOL) in Ulcerative Colitis (UC) patients. Type D personality has some similarities with general personality traits of UC patients. The aims of this study were to compare NEO personality profile and type D personality between healthy normal group and UC patients; and to determine the poss...

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in modern societies which also including student populations. Etiology of depression is naturally very complicated matter. Some of the effective parameters that have recently gained scholars’ attention are personality traits including romantic relationships that can affect depression. The purpose of this study was to evaluate relations...