BACKGROUND Personality traits, especially types A/B and D, have been linked to negative outcomes in various somatic illnesses. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence of personality types and their association with certain aspects of treatment compliance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). SUBJECTS AND METHODS Participants in this study were 91 in- and outpatients suffe...

In this paper, we describe a quantitative study of personality aspects and their relationship with web search information behavior. We start with introducing personality and give an overview of information behavior research concerning personality aspects. In our study of 30 participants, their personality traits were operationalized by using a version of the Big 5, the B5T, a psychometric quest...

Personality is fundamental determinant of psychological, physiological and emotional state of human being. Balanced personality is acceptable pattern of behaviour. Behaviour is a thing which basically helps to know psychological, emotional and physiological changes; it is also organismic pattern of human being in where all traits must be reflected. Human behaviour is a responsible parameter for...

Decision-making in negotiation with incomplete information, having an irrational part, is a complex problem. Inspired from research works aiming to analyze human behavior and those on social negotiation psychology, the integration of personality aspects, with the essential time parameter, is becoming necessary. For this purpose, first, one to one bargaining process, in which a buyer agent and a...

This study reviews the recent empirical studies on knowledge sharing and personality and diversity. The paper begins with an overview of the concepts of knowledge sharing and personality. Secondly, the Big Five personality traits (openness to experience, agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, and neuroticism) and aspects of diversity (culture and gender) that influence knowledge sharin...