Journal articles: 'Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ)'

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Chambers, Ruth, Derek Wright, and Heather Taylor. "Recruiting for Success – the Potential for Using Occupational Personality Questionnaires for the Assessment of Doctors." Health Services Management Research 8, no. 2 (May 1995): 113–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095148489500800203.

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Objectives: to evaluate the Saville and Holdsworth Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) to assess its potential and validity as a tool in the recruitment of doctors. To determine the range of personality characteristics in a group of general practitioners. Design: an administered commercially available questionnaire. Setting: general practitioners in North and Mid. Stafffordshire. Subjects: 133 general practitioners or trainees. Results: 44% of general practitioners agreed to participate. The majority found it useful and recognised its potential to increase self-awareness, highlight weaknesses that might be improved and for future recruitment of others to their teams. Doctors' personality traits were similar to those of managerial/professional norms. The validity of the OPQ was supported by (a) significant associations with subjects' previously reported mental health problems and (b) 83% of respondents confirming that their reports correctly described their personalities at work. Conclusions: OPQs have a place in the recruitment of doctors by identifying appropriate people to strengthen the team.

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Goldberg, Lewis R., Kibeom Lee, and Michael C. Ashton. "Comment on Anderson and Ones (2008)." European Journal of Personality 22, no. 2 (March 2008): 151–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/per.663.

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The ‘erratum and addendum’ by Anderson and Ones (2008) does not state unambiguously that participants' Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI) scale scores were incorrectly matched with their scores on the other inventories' scales, nor does it mention the existence of other errors in the scoring of the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) and Business Personality Indicator (BPI) scales. We demonstrate these errors and we recommend the retraction of the articles by Anderson and Ones (2003) and Ones and Anderson (2002). Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Anderson, Neil, and Deniz S. Ones. "The construct validity of three entry level personality inventories used in the UK: cautionary findings from a multiple‐inventory investigation." European Journal of Personality 17, no. 1_suppl (March 2003): S39—S66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/per.484.

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This paper reports psychometric analyses into the convergent and divergent validity of three popular entry‐level measures of occupational personality in the UK and Continental Europe. A sample of 504 individuals completed all three measures: the British version of the Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI), the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ Version FS5.2), and the Business Personality Indicator (BPI). In addition, independent ratings of the conceptual loading of primary source scales onto the Five Factor Model (FFM) were obtained (n = 66). Data were used in a three‐stage analytical procedure directed at examining psychometric and construct validity. Results are reported for descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations, Cohen's d), internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alphas), and exploratory factor analyses. Findings into the construct validity of first‐order scales (i.e. primary source scales) and second‐order scales (i.e. FFM loadings) are presented in detail, including multitrait–multimethod (MTMM) analyses of convergent and divergent validity. For some scales, the observed variability in our sample suggested significant range restriction/enhancement. It was found that scale reliabilities were generally lower than those typically reported by the test publishers, and that published factor structures for these measures could not be replicated by the authors for this sample of individuals. Further independent construct validity research into occupational personality inventories is encouraged based upon our proposed model of single‐, dual‐, and multiple‐inventory construct validation studies. Practically, our findings suggest that when IWO psychologists or personnel professionals aim to select/screen job applicants for a particular personality trait those who are selected may vary depending on (i) which personality inventory is used, (ii) the actual variability in the applicant sample tested, and (iii) reliability of the scales under consideration. As such, this study sounds a note of caution. Future research is called for to replicate these findings. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Saville, Peter, George Sik, Gill Nyfield, John Hackston, and Rab Maclver. "A Demonstration of the Validity of the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) in the Measurement of Job Competencies Across Time and in Separate Organisations." Applied Psychology 45, no. 3 (July 1996): 243–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.1996.tb00767.x.

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Inceoglu, Ilke, and Dave Bartram. "Die Validität von Persönlichkeitsfragebögen." Zeitschrift für Personalpsychologie 6, no. 4 (October 2007): 160–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1026/1617-6391.6.4.160.

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Zusammenfassung. Persönlichkeitsfragebögen und Fähigkeitstests werden prinzipiell als gute Prädiktoren für zukünftige berufliche Leistung anerkannt (vgl. Schmidt & Hunter, 1998 ) und häufig zur Personalauswahl und -entwicklung verwendet. Während sich in den vergangenen Jahren durch die Akzeptanz der Big Five und einer Vielzahl von validen Instrumenten zur Persönlichkeitsmessung die Prädiktorenseite gut etabliert hat, wurde der Erfassung der Kriterien vergleichsweise wenig Beachtung geschenkt. In der vorliegenden Studie wird mit Hilfe eines berufsbezogenen Persönlichkeitsfragebogens (Occupational Personality Questionnaire; OPQ) und drei Fähigkeitstests die berufliche Leistung, gemessen anhand von Vorgesetztenbeurteilungen, vorhergesagt. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es zu veranschaulichen, wie die Höhe der Validität durch unterschiedliche Operationalisierungen der Arbeitsleistung beeinflusst wird. Der Fokus richtet sich dabei zum einen auf die Erfassung des Konstruktes Arbeitsleistung durch spezifische Kompetenzdimensionen im Vergleich zur einer globalen Leistungsbeurteilung. Zum anderen wird gezielt untersucht, wie sich die Reliabilität unterschiedlicher Kompetenzskalen auf die Validitätskoeffizienten auswirkt. Die praktischen Implikationen der Ergebnisse im Hinblick auf die Durchführung von Validierungsstudien werden diskutiert.

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Ferguson, Eamonn, Tim Payne, and Neil Anderson. "Occupational personality assessment: Theory, structure and psychometrics of the OPQ FMX5-student." Personality and Individual Differences 17, no. 2 (August 1994): 217–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(94)90028-0.

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Staal, Mark A. "Assessing Iraqi Arab Personality Using the Nonverbal Personality Questionnaire." Military Medicine 177, no. 6 (June 2012): 732–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.7205/milmed-d-12-00017.

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matthews, Gerald, and Neville Stanton. "Item and scale factor analyses of the occupational personality questionnaire." Personality and Individual Differences 16, no. 5 (May 1994): 733–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(94)90214-3.

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Luceño-Moreno, Lourdes, Beatriz Talavera-Velasco, Marian Jaén-Díaz, and Jesús Martín-García. "Hardy personality assessment: Validating the Occupational Hardiness Questionnaire in police officers." Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 51, no. 3 (June 2020): 297–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pro0000285.

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Matthews, Gerald, Neville Stanton, Norman C. Graham, and Catrena Brimelow. "A factor analysis of the scales of the occupational personality questionnaire." Personality and Individual Differences 11, no. 6 (January 1990): 591–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-8869(90)90042-p.

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Bolton, Brian. "Discriminant analysis of Holland's occupational types using the sixteen personality factor questionnaire." Journal of Vocational Behavior 27, no. 2 (October 1985): 210–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0001-8791(85)90034-x.

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Papakonstantinou, Doxa. "Relationships between individual characteristics and occupational possibilities for young adults with visual impairments." British Journal of Visual Impairment 38, no. 2 (December 30, 2019): 137–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0264619619896005.

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Individuals with disabilities highlight the importance of having career options, as these people are more likely to have narrowed occupational possibilities and to be employed in part-time and contingent jobs. This study explores (a) the range of occupational possibilities that according to Holland’s Self- Directed Search (SDS) Questionnaire most closely resemble the personality types of 55 young adults with visual impairments, b) the impact of individual characteristics on occupational possibilities, and c) the differences between sighted adults and adults with visual impairments regarding the SDS Questionnaire scores for the six personality types (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional). The research instrument was the SDS Questionnaire of Holland. The study results showed that the occupational possibilities for young adults with visual impairments relate mostly to social occupations. Individual characteristics also were found to be significant predictors of individual types according to the SDS Questionnaire. In addition, differences emerged from the comparison between adults with visual impairments and sighted adults in regard to the six personality types identified by Holland, based on the normative data. The study revealed that individual characteristics of young adults with visual impairments play an important role in their occupational possibilities.

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Barrett, P., P. Kline, L. Paltiel, and H. J. Eysenck. "An evaluation of the psychometric properties of the concept 5.2 Occupational Personality Questionnaire." Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 69, no. 1 (March 1996): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8325.1996.tb00595.x.

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Ahmad, Nawaz, and Muhammad Ashraf. "The Impact of Occupational Stress on University Employees’ Personality." Journal of Education and Educational Development 3, no. 2 (December 9, 2016): 179. http://dx.doi.org/10.22555/joeed.v3i2.1041.

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This study is an effort to understand the impact of occupational stress which is classified into four constructs i.e. pressure at work, support at work, job satisfaction, and nature of job, on the personality of employees working in public as well as private sector universities. To conduct the study, a survey questionnaire was floated to six universities: two public sector and four private sector. These universities were selected on convenience bases and respondents from these universities were selected based on purposive sampling technique. The data was found reliable through cronbach alpha. In order to analyse data, correlation followed by multiple regression were applied as statistical tools. Analysis showed that all variables of occupational stress have significant impact over employees’ personality and overall model is significant at 99.9% confidence interval.

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Fedotkina, I. V., L. O. Marchenko, and L. V. Vaygacheva. "PERSONALITY TRAITS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL BURNOUT SYNDROME IN MILITARY DOCTORS." Medicо-Biological and Socio-Psychological Problems of Safety in Emergency Situations, no. 4 (December 26, 2019): 96–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.25016/2541-7487-2019-0-4-96-102.

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Relevance. Physical and psychological stressors of professional activity of military doctors can negatively affect both their personal well-being and professional reliability.Intention. To analyze the frequency of psychological signs of professional burnout and related deformations of professionally important personality traits in medical officers engaged in clinical and managerial activities.Methodology. The study was conducted in 2018-2019 at the research center of the Kirov Military Medical Academy (St. Petersburg). The object were the medical service officers (n = 203) engaged in clinical and managerial activitiesy, who arrived from the troops to apply for residency. The complex of psychodiagnostic methods included 50-point IPIP-version of “Markers of the big five” questionnaire by L. Goldberg; psychodiagnostic questionnaire “Deviance”, developed by the staff of the S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy; “Professional burnout” questionnaire by M.A. Dmitrieva and V.M. Snetkov; “Individual typological questionnaire” by L.N. Sobchik. To identify professionally important person qualities and their subsequent assessment, the officers underwent a survey. It was found out what personal qualities of managers, subordinates and colleagues are valuable (important), or, conversely, interfere with the professional activity. The results were systematized using content analysis.Results and Discussion. The conducted psychodiagnostic examination of medical officers showed that both managerial and clinical activities in the troops can contribute to emotional fatigue, increasing indifference, deformation of contacts with the military, a negative assessment of oneself and one’s professional capabilities. Professional burnout signs were found in 9.4 and 9.3 % of clinical specialists and medical platoon commanders (chiefs of unit medical service), respectively. Statistically significant interrelations are established between professional burnout indicators and such relatively steady traits as excessive propensity to risk, search of thrills, autoand hetero-aggression, inadequate self-assessment, isolation, internal conflicts. The higher need for external control and motivation in officers with more pronounced signs of professional burnout were established.Conclusion. The relevance of professional burnout screening of military doctors and medical units commanders is substantiated. Timely detection of adverse personality deformities caused by professional burnout and the development of measures to eliminate the negative states can play a positive role in maintaining the health and professional longevity of medical professionals.

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Garcia-Sedeñto, Manuel, Jose I. Navarro, and Inmaculada Menacho. "Relationship between Personality Traits and Vocational Choice." Psychological Reports 105, no. 2 (October 2009): 633–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.105.2.633-642.

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The relationship between occupational preferences and personality traits was examined. A randomly chosen sample of 735 students (age range = 17 to 23 years; 50.5% male) in their last year of high school participated in this study. Participants completed Cattell's Sixteen Personality Factor–5 Questionnaire (16PF–5 Questionnaire) and the Kuder–C Professional Tendencies Questionnaire. Initial hierarchical cluster analysis categorized the participants into two groups by Kuder–C vocational factors: one showed a predilection for scientific or technological careers and the other a bias toward the humanities and social sciences. Based on these groupings, differences in 16PF–5 personality traits were analyzed and differences associated with three first-order personality traits (warmth, dominance, and sensitivity), three second-order factors (extraversion, control, and independence), and some areas of professional interest (mechanical, arithmetical, artistic, persuasive, and welfare) were identified. The data indicated that there was congruency between personality profiles and vocational interests.

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Watrin, Luc, Mattis Geiger, Maik Spengler, and Oliver Wilhelm. "Forced-Choice Versus Likert Responses on an Occupational Big Five Questionnaire." Journal of Individual Differences 40, no. 3 (July 2019): 134–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000285.

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Abstract. Conventional self-report measures are prone to response biases, which distort measurement in any applied assessment. The forced-choice (FC) format was proposed as a potential remedy for these biases. The purpose of these studies was to develop and evaluate a FC questionnaire for the occupational context based on the five factor model of personality. A single-stimulus Likert questionnaire was contextualized for occupational settings and psychometrically optimized in Study 1 ( N = 401). Considering optimal design strategies, we subsequently used this questionnaire to construct and validate a FC questionnaire in Study 2 ( N = 517). Methodological add-ons to established approaches were applied to achieve decent confirmatory model fit. The new questionnaire shows good psychometric qualities and strong validity. We make suggestions for further applications and studies.

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Wągrowska, Julia. "Occupational themes, ambiguity tolerance level and coping strategies in career decision-making." Educational Psychology 60, no. 18 (December 31, 2020): 117–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.6229.

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The process of career adaptation is counted as a very significant topic, especially regarding career counseling. The aim of that article was to analyze the dependence between type of vocational personality, ambiguity tolerance level and styles of coping with career indecision making. There have been 227 students examined. Each of the examined individuals has got a vocational type of personality referring to gained outcomes from WOPZ questionnaire based on J.L. Holland’s model of vocational personality. Types of vocational personality have been being analyzed according to ambiguity tolerance in career decisions making (by using The Career Decision Ambiguity Tolerance Scale, CDAT) and strategies of coping with career indecision (with usage of Coping with Career Decision-making Difficulties, CCDD). The study has revealed that gender is not associated with personal dispositions as those mentioned above. Individuals characterized by Social type of vocational personality tend to seek help more often than those characterized by other types of vocational personality. Artistic type turned out to be linked to unproductive style of coping with career indecision more than any other type of vocational personality while individuals described as Enterprising type tend to have reversed tendency. Moreover, the present study has indicated that dependence between ambiguity tolerance and productive style of coping with career decisions making does occur.

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Summerfield, Lynn Patricia, Vicente Prado-Gascó, María del Carmen Giménez-Espert, and Patricia Mesa-Gresa. "The Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (SF-40): Adaptation and Validation of the Spanish Version." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 5 (March 2, 2021): 2426. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052426.

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The coexistence of diverse cultures in our society indicates the need to examine the factors related to the success of multicultural interactions. The study aims were to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire short form (MPQ-SF40), in a convenience sample of 392 university students. Then, the effect of sex and age was assessed, and finally, the levels and percentiles of multicultural personality were measured. The scale’s validity was assessed with exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA and CFA). Reliability was evaluated with Cronbach’s alpha, composite reliability (CR), and average variance extracted (AVE). The final structure of the MPQ-SF40 consisted of 18 items grouped into five factors that present adequate psychometric properties. Sex-specific differences in MPQ-SF40 were statistically significant for factor 1, cultural empathy, and for factor 5, flexibility; women showed greater values. When age was analyzed, significant low correlations were obtained. The students showed medium to high levels of multicultural personality. The highest levels correspond to the personality factors of cultural empathy and open-mindedness. The use of the Spanish version of the MPQ-SF40 seems justified to determine students’ multicultural personality traits, developing intervention programs to improve social support and the interpersonal relations between students.

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Dolan, Shimon L., Marie R. van Ameringen, and André Arsenault. "Personality, Social Support and Workers' Stress." Articles 47, no. 1 (April 12, 2005): 125–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/050746ar.

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The study examines social support as a correlate of perceived job demands and psychological strain and as a moderator of the relationship between stimulus and response, according to personality traits. 807 hospital employees were administered an occupational stress questionnaire. Data was obtained regarding two sources of job demands (intrinsic and extrinsic), three psychological symptoms (anxiety, depression and irritation), four categories of personality and three areas of social support. Using hierarchical regression procedures (Arnold 1982) the results suggest that the effects of social support vary significantly depending upon the source of job demands, the workers' personality and the psychological symptom manifested.

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Kelleci, Rüveyda, Frank Lambrechts, Wim Voordeckers, and Jolien Huybrechts. "CEO Personality: A Different Perspective on the Nonfamily Versus Family CEO Debate." Family Business Review 32, no. 1 (November 12, 2018): 31–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0894486518811222.

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Based on a unique, hand-collected data set, we examine the personality traits of nonfamily and family CEOs in privately held Belgian family firms using the Occupational Personality Questionnaire. We find significant differences between nonfamily and family CEOs with regard to nine personality traits: independent minded, democratic, data rational, behavioral, detail conscious, conscientious, relaxed, worrying, and trusting. The findings suggest a very balanced personality profile for nonfamily CEOs and a rather strong-willed personality for family CEOs. Moreover, while the results suggest that the personalities of nonfamily CEOs matter for firm performance, no such indications were revealed for family CEOs.

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Pienaar, Jacobus, Sebastiaan Rothmann, and Fons J. R. van de Vijver. "Occupational Stress, Personality Traits, Coping Strategies, and Suicide Ideation in the South African Police Service." Criminal Justice and Behavior 34, no. 2 (February 2007): 246–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854806288708.

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The objective of this study is to determine whether suicide ideation among uniformed police officers of the South African Police Service could be predicted on the basis of occupational stress, personality traits, and coping strategies. Using a cross-sectional survey design, the Adult Suicide Ideation Questionnaire, the Police Stress Inventory, the Personality Characteristics Inventory, and the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced are administered to a stratified random sample of 1,794 police employees from eight South African provinces. A logistic regression analysis shows that low scores on conscientiousness, emotional stability, approach coping, and turning to religion as well as high scores on avoidance coping are associated with more suicide ideation.

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Kwiatosz-Muc, Magdalena, Marzena Kotus, and Anna Aftyka. "Personality Traits and the Sense of Self-Efficacy among Nurse Anaesthetists. Multi-Centre Questionnaire Survey." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 17 (September 6, 2021): 9381. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179381.

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Introduction: Anaesthesia and intensive care units are specific workplaces. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of the sense of self-efficacy and the intensification of personality traits in a group of nurse anaesthetists and to develop a regression model explaining the sense of self-efficacy. Method: The population of the questionnaire survey included nurse anaesthetists from five hospitals in south-eastern Poland. The NEO-FFI was used in assessing their personality traits. The general self-efficacy scale was employed for the self-efficacy assessment. A total of 143 correctly filled surveys were analyzed. Results: The respondents typically perceived their own self-efficacy level as upper moderate. The nurse anaesthetists participating in the study revealed a tendency to high scores in conscientiousness and extraversion, and low scores related to neuroticism. The persons characterized by high conscientiousness, extraversion and openness to experience revealed a tendency to high scores related to the sense of self-efficacy. The relationship between personality traits and experiencing the nuisance of selected stressful job factors was demonstrated. Regression analysis showed that conscientiousness and extraversion are most closely related to the sense of self-efficacy. Conclusions: It seems to be beneficial to implement occupational consulting for nurses, who are starting their work or/and taking into consideration working in anesthesiology and intensive care units. The importance of personality traits and self- efficacy in relation with well-being of medical personnel needs deeper investigations.

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Bansal, Dolly, and Vijendra Nath Pathak. "Personality as a Predictor of Occupational Stress General Health and Job Satisfaction among IT Professionals." Defence Life Science Journal 5, no. 1 (February 19, 2020): 25–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dlsj.5.14620.

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The study aims to highlight Personality as a Predictor of Occupational Stress, General Health, and Job Satisfaction among IT Professionals (government and private). Four hundred fifty respondents of IT professional (Government and private sector in India) (Male=298, Female=152), having at least 3 years of experience in IT sector from Delhi-NCR, Bangalore, and Pune. The age ranged from 22 - 49 year (Mean Age 25). Stratified random sampling was used. A total six hundred respondents were collected out of which 150 were not appropriate for the study (unfulfilled data). The psychometrically standardized questionnaires were used i.e. Occupational Stress Indicator – OSI, General Health Questionnaire 12, NEO Five-Factor Inventory and Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. The result revealed that there was no significant difference between males and females on job satisfaction and general health. Further, there was a significant difference between the private and government sectors of IT professional’s on job satisfaction and occupational stress. The coefficient of correlation indicated a significantly positive correlation between occupational stress and personality. Regression analysis revealed that the level of job satisfaction depends upon negative affectivity. These findings indicated that negative affectivity has emerged as one of the important contributing factors to general health and job satisfaction on IT professionals. Preventive measures are suggested based on findings on how to reduce occupational stress of IT employees which would contribute to maintain a satisfied and contented staff.

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Jurado, Dolores, Manuel Gurpegui, Obdulia Moreno, M. Carmen Fernández, Juan D. Luna, and Ramón Gálvez. "Association of personality and work conditions with depressive symptoms." European Psychiatry 20, no. 3 (May 2005): 213–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.12.009.

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AbstractBackgroundPrevious studies have found a relationship between job-related stress and depressive symptoms in different occupational groups, and that personality may modify the risk of developing depressive symptoms. We aimed to examine the association of personality and other individual and work conditions with depressive symptoms.MethodsA sample of 498 teachers answered a questionnaire concerning individual and work characteristics, some job-related perceptions, and the wish to change jobs. Depressive symptoms were measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D) and personality was measured by the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI-125).ResultsDepressive symptoms were associated with female gender, age, low job satisfaction, high job stress, the wish to change jobs, working at a public school, and with higher scores on harm avoidance and novelty seeking and lower scores on self-directedness.ConclusionsOur results underline the influence of personality traits on the development of depressive symptoms independently of other individual characteristics and the occupational context.

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Pérez-de-Heredia-Torres, Marta, Elisabet Huertas-Hoyas, Nuria Trugeda-Pedrajo, Sergio Serrada-Tejeda, Alfonso Gómez-Gil-Díaz-Río, and Juan C. Martínez-Castrillo. "Personality Profile in Focal Hand Dystonia: A Cross-Sectional Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 15 (July 25, 2021): 7863. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157863.

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It has been suggested that focal hand dystonia (FHD) should be viewed as a neuropsychiatric disorder rather than as a pure movement disorder. We aimed to compare the personality factors that are common to people with FHD and evaluate how personality factors could affect the functionality of the upper limbs and community participation. We conducted a cross-sectional case–control study in which 12 people with FHD were matched with 12 age and gender matched healthy control participants. The Big Five Questionnaire; the Quick Disabilities, Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire; and the Jebsen–Taylor Test of Hand Function were used as assessment measures. Control of emotions was the only variable for which a significant difference was found, with participants with FHD displaying lesser control. Correlations were not observed between different personality profiles, the functionality of the upper limbs and the perceived participation of people with FHD in activities of daily living. People with FHD may present with low emotional stability, but this does not have a negative impact on the functionality of the upper limbs and activities of daily living. These findings have clinical implications to be considered for interventions, as they suggest that personality aspects, such as extraversion, may not predict for better functionality and perceived participation in activities of daily living.

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Rabaud, Christian, Agnès Zanea, Jean Marie Mur, Marie Françoise Blech, Didier Dazy, Thierry May, and Francis Guillemin. "Occupational Exposure to Blood: Search for a Relation Between Personality and Behavior." Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 21, no. 9 (September 2000): 564–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/501805.

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AbstractObjective:To describe the behavior of French nurses after occupational exposure to blood (OEB); to study the reasons for not reporting an OEB to the occupational medicine service or the hospital authorities, and to explore the links between personality traits and both the risk of having an OEB and the likelihood of reporting it.Design:A descriptive and correlational study using a cross-sectional survey for data collection.Setting:Six nursing schools (four initial training institutes and two specialty training schools, one for surgical nurses and one for nurse anesthetists) and six hospitals in Lorraine.Participants:942 nurses and 459 nursing students were approached, and 964 (69%) replied to the questionnaire.Methods:The participants received an anonymous two-part questionnaire. The first part explored the knowledge of the risk and Standard Precautions and collected details of the history of OEB. Reporting of OEB to the occupational medicine service or the hospital authorities and the nature of serological monitoring after OEB also were explored. The second part was composed of the Zuckerman sensation-seeking scale, exploring four areas: disinhibition, danger- and adventure-seeking, seeking new experiences, and susceptibility to boredom.Results:947 nurses were vaccinated against hepatitis B, but only 528 (56%) had checked that they were effectively immunized. Only 166 respondents (17%) stated they routinely used gloves during all procedures in which they were exposed to blood. There were 505 recorded OEB during the study period (0.24 per person per year). The most frequently reported OEB were those involving hollow needles (57%). Approximately one half (48.5%) of all OEB were reported. “Good local antisepsis immediately after the accident” was the reason most often given to justify nonreporting. Only 57% of OEB victims sought to determine the serological status of the source patient for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and hepatitis B virus immediately after accident. Only 40% and 31% of OEB victims checked their own HIV and HCV serostatus 3 and 6 months after OEB, respectively. Few staff adopted safer-sex measures after OEB, and some continued to donate blood in subsequent months. Logistic regression identified two variables significantly and independently linked to the risk of having at least one OEB in the 27 months preceding the date on which the questionnaire was completed: having a permanent position and having a higher degree of disinhibition. Taking into account the number of OEB during this period (Poisson regression), four variables were significantly and independently linked to the risk of having a larger number of OEB: having a permanent position; having a higher degree of disinhibition; being more susceptible to boredom; and having less nursing experience. In logistic regression, three variables emerged as being significantly and independently linked to reporting all OEB: younger age; having had at least one percutaneous injury (excluding splashes); and having lower susceptibility to boredom.Conclusion:Nursing personnel continue to ignore or be unaware of many factors surrounding OEB, meaning that information and counseling must continue unabated. Knowledge of the risk, of the benefit of respecting Standard Precautions, and of the importance of notification and serological follow-up is still inadequate. Finally, certain personality traits, such as a high level of disinhibition and susceptibility to boredom, appear to be linked to the risk of OEB. Subjects strongly susceptible to boredom are less likely to report such accidents.

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Prayitno, Hadi, Tjipto Suwandi, and Hamidah Hamidah. "The Roles of Organizational Commitment in Mediating the Effects of Big Five Personality on Worker’s Adherence to Occupational Safety SOPs." International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE) 5, no. 1 (March 1, 2016): 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v5i1.4517.

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The incidence of work accidents in the construction industry particularly in Indonesia and generally in international shows an increasingly worrying trend given that either quantitatively or qualitatively the number of work accidents is very large compared to that of other industrial sectors. The main causing factors are mostly due to the workers’ behavior. This study aimed to determine the roles of organizational commitment in mediating the effects of Big Five Personality on workers’ adherence to occupational safety SOPs. The study belongs to observational analytic type with cross sectional study design. The study involved 140 samples taken randomly from workers at manufacturing department of PT. Boma Bisma Indra Pasuruan, East Java. The measurement of personality used five factor model (FFM) questionnaire of Costa & McRae. Hypothesis testing applied inferential statistical analysis. The statistical method used was Structural Equation Model (SEM). The results showed that Organizational Commitment had lower roles in mediating the effects of Big Five Personality on workers’ adherence to occupational safety SOPs compared to that Big Five Personality in directly influencing the workers’ adherence to occupational safety SOPs at PT. Boma Bisma Indra Pasuruan.

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Rovai, Luca, Annalisa Leonardi, Silvia Bacciardi, Angelo Giovanni Icro Maremmani, Fabio Rugani, Liliana dell'Osso, Kareen Akiskal, Hagop S. Akiskal, and Icro Maremmani. "Discriminant and convergent validity of TEMPS-A[P]. Correlation with Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ32) during a stressful situation." Journal of Affective Disorders 146, no. 1 (March 2013): 142–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2012.06.036.

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Commons Treloar, Amanda J., and Andrew J. Lewis. "Targeted Clinical Education for Staff Attitudes Towards Deliberate Self-Harm in Borderline Personality Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 42, no. 11 (January 1, 2008): 981–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048670802415392.

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Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of attending targeted clinical education on borderline personality disorder on the attitudes of health clinicians towards working with deliberate self-harm behaviours commonly exhibited by patients diagnosed with this complex disorder. Comparisons of clinicians across service settings, occupational fields, and other demographic areas were also made. Method: A purpose-designed demographic questionnaire and the Attitudes Towards Deliberate Self-Harm Questionnaire were used to collect the demographic information and assess the attitudes of 99 mental health and emergency medicine practitioners across two Australian health services and a New Zealand health service, both before and after education attendance. Results: Statistically significant improvements in attitude ratings were found for both emergency medicine clinicians and mental health clinicians in working with deliberate self-harm behaviours in borderline personality disorder, following attendance at the education program with a medium affect size (t(32)=−3.45, p=0.002, d=0.43 and t(65)=−5.12, p=0.000, d=0.42, respectively). Clinicians across occupational areas of nursing, allied health, and medical fields demonstrated equivocal levels of improvement in their attitude ratings. Conclusions: Results are discussed in terms of the necessity of providing regular access to targeted clinical education for health professionals working with patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

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Rzeszutek, Marcin, and Ewa Gruszczyńska. "Personality types and subjective well-being among people living with HIV: a latent profile analysis." Quality of Life Research 29, no. 1 (September 10, 2019): 57–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11136-019-02288-5.

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Abstract Purpose We examined whether three types of personality (i.e. resilient, undercontrolled and overcontrolled) based on the Big Five personality taxonomy could be replicated among people living with HIV (PLWH). We also aimed to establish significant sociodemographic and clinical covariates of profile membership and verify whether these profiles are related to the subjective well-being (SWB) of participants. Methods 770 PLWH participated in this study. The Big Five personality traits were evaluated with the NEO-FFI questionnaire. SWB was operationalised by satisfaction with life (Satisfaction with Life Scale) and positive and negative affects (PANAS-X). Moreover, sociodemographic and clinical variables were collected. Results Latent profile analysis was used to identify personality types among participants. Instead of the three profiles most frequently reported in the literature, we identified a four-profile model (the resilient, undercontrolled, overcontrolled and the average profile type) as the best fit to the data. These profiles did not differ with regard to sociodemographic and clinical covariates. However, significant differences in SWB across profiles were noted, i.e. the highest SWB was observed among members of the resilient profile, and overcontrollers and undercontrollers were almost equally regarded as second best in SWB level, whereas the average profile consists of PLWH with the worst SWB. Conclusion Identifying personality types in clinical settings enables more comprehensive understanding of interrelations between personality and health. Regarding PLWH, the typological approach may shed new light on ambiguous results devoted to the role of personality in well-being of these patients.

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Pomerleau, Cynthia S., Ovide F. Pomerleau, Karen A. Flessland, and Susan M. Basson. "Relationship of tridimensional personality questionnaire scores and smoking variables in female and male smokers." Journal of Substance Abuse 4, no. 2 (January 1992): 143–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0899-3289(92)90014-o.

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Swann, Alan C. "Mechanisms of impulsivity in bipolar disorder and related illness." Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale 19, no. 2 (June 2010): 120–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1121189x00000828.

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SummaryAims – Impulsivity is a multifaceted aspect of behavior that is prominent in psychiatric disorders and has serious behavioral consequences. This paper reviews studies integrating behavioral and physiological mechanisms in impulsivity and their role in severity and course of bipolar and related disorders. Methods – This is a review of work that used questionnaire, human behavioral laboratory, and neurophysiological measurements of impulsivity or related aspects of behavior. Subjects included individuals with bipolar disorder, substance-use disorders, antisocial personality disorder, and healthy controls. Results – Models of impulsivity include rapid-response impulsivity, with inability to reflect or to evaluate a stimulus adequately before responding, and reward-based impulsivity, with inability to delay response for a reward. In normal subjects, rapid-response impulsivity is increased by yohimbine, which increases norepinephrine release. Impulsivity is increased in bipolar disorder, whether measured by questionnaire, by measures of rapid-response impulsivity, or by measures of ability to delay reward. While affective state has differential effects on impulsivity, impulsivity is increased in bipolar disorder regardless of affective state or treatment. Impulsivity, especially rapid-response, is more severe with a highly recurrent course of illness or with comorbid substance-use disorder, and with history of medically severe suicide attempt. In antisocial personality disorder, rapid-response impulsivity is increased, but rewardbased impulsivity is not. In general, impulsivity is increased more in bipolar disorder than in antisocial personality disorder. In combined bipolar disorder and antisocial personality disorder, increased impulsivity is associated with substance-use disorders and suicide attempts. Conclusions – Impulsivity is associated with severe behavioral complications of bipolar disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and substance-use disorders.

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Marinangeli, Maria Grazia, Giancarlo Butti, Antonella Scinto, Loredana Di Cicco, Artemis Kalyvoka, Concetta Petruzzi, and Alessandro Rossi. "A personality disorders prevalence study among inpatients with mood disorders, psychoactive substance use disorders and anxiety disorders." Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale 9, no. 1 (March 2000): 36–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1121189x00007739.

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SummaryObjective- The aim of this study was to asses type and prevalence of Personality Disorders (PDs) and their patterns of comorbidity with Axis I disorders in a sample of psychiatric inpatients.Setting- The sample consisted of 300 subjects admitted to a psychiatric unit on a voluntary bases for an index episode. The study was conducted over a period of 12 months, from 1.11.1997 to 31.10.1998.Main outcome measures- The Italian version of SCID-II-PQ (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R personality disorders, with Personality Questionnaire-PQ- a self report questionnaire).Results- More than half the patients had at least one personality disorder. The mean of disorders per patient was 2.83±1.93 (±SD). The most prevalent Axis II disorders were Borderline PD (30.7%), Obsessive-compulsive PD (30.7%) and Avoidant PD (25.3%). Women were significantly more likely than men to meet criteria for Dependent PD and Avoidant PD. Man showed significantly more frequently than women Antisocial PD. Significant associations (p<0.05) were found for comorbidity of Mood Disorders and Avoidant PD, and for Psicoactive Use Disorders and Antisocial PD.Conclusions- Our study confirms the high prevalence of PDs in psychiatric inpatients and showes some interesting associations between Axis I and Axis II disorders. These results can't be generalized to outpatients because our clinical sample involved mainly severely ill inpatients, but they raise questions about the exact nature of PDs and of the relationship with Axis I disorders. Further research involving outpatients and general population is needed to examine factors that could affect development and course of Personality Disorders.

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Bailey, Diana M. "Occupational Therapy Administrators and Clinicians: Differences in Demographics and Values." Occupational Therapy Journal of Research 8, no. 5 (September 1988): 299–315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/153944928800800505.

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The purpose of this study was to determine variables that predict whether an occupational therapist will choose an administrative role or a clinical role within the profession. It is hoped that the results will be useful to those educators whose job is to recruit potential occupational therapy administrators. Variables were measured with Catell's Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (Catell, Eber, & Tatsuoka, 1982); the Rokeach Values Survey (Rokeach, 1968); nine semantic differential items measuring fear of success, fear of failure, identification with mother or father, and self-concept; and a demographic survey. The therapist's age and educational degree, and the values of lovingness, capability, mature love, inner harmony, and a sense of accomplishment were major correlates of role choice. The roles the respondents had actually chosen were predicted with 67% accuracy. Age, educational degree, male mentoring in administration, the specialty of physical disabilities, and the values of capability, a sense of accomplishment, freedom, and ambition were predictors of the administrative role. Age, degree, and the values of lovingness, helpfulness, mature love, and inner harmony were predictors of the clinical role The personality factors fear of success or fear of failure, identification with mother or father, and self-concept did not contribute to the respondents' choice of occupational role.

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Lane, Hsien-Yuan, Chin-Jui Chang, Chieh-Liang Huang, and Yun-Hsuan Chang. "An Investigation into Smartphone Addiction with Personality and Sleep Quality among University Students." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 14 (July 16, 2021): 7588. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147588.

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Over the past two decades, smartphones have become common, and the accompanying devices have also become much more popular and easily accessible worldwide. With the development of smartphones, accompanied by internet facilities, excessive smartphone use or smartphone addiction may cause sleep disturbance and daily dysfunction. This study proposed examining the association between personality traits and smartphone addiction and its effects on sleep disturbance. Four hundred and twenty-two university participants (80 male and 342 female participants) with a mean age of 20.22 years old were recruited in this study. All participants were asked to complete the following questionnaires: Smartphone Addiction Inventory (SPAI), Tri-dimensional personality questionnaire (TPQ), and Chinese Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire Index (CPSQI). The results showed that people with a high tendency toward novelty seeking (NS) as a personality trait, compared to those with lower tendency toward NS, are more likely to become addicted to smartphone use. Moreover, those with a stronger trait of being NS and specific impulsivity factor were found to have higher total scores in the SPAI (p < 0.05). In addition, linear regression analysis showed that the individuals with higher scores for withdrawal symptoms on the SPAI and anticipatory worry factor on the TPQ tended to have higher CPSQI total scores (p < 0.05). This information may be useful for prevention in individuals with personality traits making them vulnerable to smartphone addiction and for designing intervention programs to reduce intensive smartphone use and programs to increase capability in managing smartphone use.

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Anglin, M. Douglas, John P. Thompson, and Dennis G. Fisher. "Parental, Personality, and Peer Correlates of Psychoactive Mushroom Use." Journal of Drug Education 16, no. 3 (September 1986): 265–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/p9vx-0dq1-jpmw-vrc0.

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Fifty-three college undergraduates reporting use of a hallucinogenic mushroom ( Psilocybe) were matched on demographic variables to fifty-three nonusers. The subjects were given a detailed questionnaire and were administered four psychological tests. Hallucinogenic mushroom use by men was most associated with peers' mushroom use, whereas mushroom use by women was most associated with parental drug use, especially fathers' marijuana use. Personality measures were secondary in predicting mushroom use. Given these distinctive patterns, researchers examining social and personality influences on drug use should analyze their data separately by sex.

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Rehman, Saif ur, Cao Qingren, Yasir Latif, and Pervaiz Iqbal. "Impact of psychological capital on occupational burnout and performance of faculty members." International Journal of Educational Management 31, no. 4 (May 8, 2017): 455–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijem-01-2016-0011.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact and interrelation between positive psychological capital and occupational burnout among faculty associates of technical and professional training institutions. Design/methodology/approach In total, 282 faculty members from 17 technical institutions were selected from the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Results were drawn using bivariate correlation and linear regression on the data that were collected through adopted questionnaire. Findings Results of the study revealed that occupational burnout is significantly related to the performance of the faculty of technical institutes and that psychological capital moderates this relationship. Practical implications Conclusions from this research suggested that the personality trait of a psychological capital is an essential determinant of job burnout and performance among faculty members; therefore, it must be considered as an essential part of the selection criteria and job-assessment process. This is important, since psychological capital reduces the detrimental impact of occupational burnout on performance outcomes. Further the faculty members with higher psychological capital should be retained to create positive work environment which can be an inspiration for others. Originality/value The research provides important information about the impact of personality traits upon the performance of a faculty member who joins an educational institution coming from an industrial environment. Although having similar technological skills required for the position, still the effects of a new environment can cause performance issues, the research insisted that positive personality traits like psychological capital can help in gaining required confidence to perform in a changed environment.

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Taboada-Vázquez, Antonio, Ruben Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Manuel Gandoy-Crego, and Miguel Clemente. "Personality Variables as Predictors of Health Services Consumption." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 10 (May 13, 2021): 5161. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105161.

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Expenditure on healthcare and services can be a serious problem for public health. Personality variables should be included as indicators to be considered when studying the consumption of health resources and their planning. This study aims to identify the psychological and psychosocial variables that identify people who can be considered high consumers of health resources versus those who barely consume such resources. The sample was made up of a total of 1124 subjects; one half were men, and one half were women, all of legal age and residents in Spain. A battery of tests was created that included a questionnaire of sociodemographic variables and of healthcare consumption, as well as several psychological variables (Zimbardo Time Paradox Inventory, Multidimensional Locus of Control Scale, Psychological Reactance Scale, Coping Responses Inventory, self-efficacy scale applied to health, and the Symptom Checklist-90-R). The following variables of the model were significant predictors (p ≤ 0.05): a negative past, a fatalistic present, psychological cognitive reactance, behavioral coping, health self-efficacy, and the level of somatization. Data from the statistical analyses show how to create a psychological profile of people who are high consumers of healthcare resources that will allow for the creation of intervention programs in this regard.

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Casadio, Paola, Deanna Olivoni, Barbara Ferrari, Cecilia Pintori, Elvira Speranza, Monica Bosi, Valentina Belli, et al. "Personality Disorders in Addiction Outpatients: Prevalence and Effects on Psychosocial Functioning." Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment 8 (January 2014): SART.S13764. http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/sart.s13764.

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Aim To evaluate the prevalence of personality disorders (PDs) in the outpatients attending an addiction service, with particular attention to the effects of PDs on social and occupational functioning and on the intensity of treatment required. Design A cross-sectional epidemiological study with the assessment of 320 outpatients, through SCID-II (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II PDs), SOGS (South Oaks Gambling Screen), and questionnaire extracted from EuropASI. Results The percentage prevalence of PDs was 62.2% (confidence interval at 95% (95% CI): 57–68). PDs were positively associated with placement in an addiction treatment community (odds ratio (OR) = 2.98, CI = 1.77–5.03), having received lifetime treatment at the mental health center (MHC) (OR = 3.67, CI = 1.67–8.07) or having attempted suicide (OR = 2.30, CI = 1.05–5.02). Furthermore, PDs were related to a reduced probability of keeping a job (OR = 0.54, CI = 0.31–0.95) or starting a family (OR = 0.51, CI = 0.30–0.87). Conclusion Axis II comorbidity occurs in 62% of addiction outpatients and has substantial effects on social and occupational functioning as well as on treatment programs.

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Ngidi, David P., and Patrick T. Sibaya. "Black Teachers' Personality Dimensions and Work-Related Stress Factors." South African Journal of Psychology 32, no. 3 (December 2002): 7–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/008124630203200302.

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To determine the relationship between black teachers' personalities and their stress levels on work-related factors, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and Occupational Stress Inventory for Teachers (OSIT) were used. Participants included 444 black teachers, 186 of whom were male and 258 were female, from 24 randomly selected schools in the KwaZulu-Natal province. The mean scores obtained on teachers' biographical variables were analyzed by means of a three-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results indicate significant regression of personality on the predictor variables such as time pressures, administrative problems and pupil misbehaviour. The extraversion personality dimension shows significant negative correlation with educational changes. A significant positive correlation is found between neuroticism and time pressures, administrative problems and pupil misbehaviour. The results also indicate significant three-way interaction effects for work-related stress factors such as time pressure and pupil misbehaviour. The results are discussed and implications for the psychological adjustment of teachers indicated.

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Ling Chan, Ko, and Douglas A. Brownridge. "Personality Characteristics of Chinese Male Batterers: An Exploratory Study of Women's Reports From a Refuge Sample of Battered Women in Hong Kong." American Journal of Men's Health 2, no. 3 (November 7, 2007): 218–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988307308000.

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This study examined the personality characteristics of Chinese male batterers in a cohort of 210 Chinese battered women drawn from a refuge in Hong Kong. Participants were interviewed using a standard questionnaire to examine the prevalence and incidence of violence they experienced. The incidence of battering in the preceding year was compared against the characteristics of male batterers using independent t tests. Logistic regression was preformed with the personality characteristics and battering. The results showed that a number of personality characteristics, in particular poor anger management and approval of the use of violence, were more frequent among batterers who were physically assaultive toward their partners. The findings of this study suggested the possibility of an association between child abuse and battering. The results have important implications for interventions with batterers in terms of the assessment and provision of batterer intervention programs.

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Fortunato, Alexandro, Annalisa Tanzilli, Vittorio Lingiardi, and Anna Maria Speranza. "Childhood Personality Assessment Q-Sort (CPAP-Q): A Clinically and Empirically Procedure for Assessing Traits and Emerging Patterns of Personality in Childhood." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 12 (June 10, 2021): 6288. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126288.

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Background: Despite increasing research confirming the existence of childhood personalities, which are recognizable from a developmental perspective, controversies over the possibility to assess personality in childhood have continued. The purpose of this study was to provide initial data on the validation of the Childhood Personality Assessment Q-Sort (CPAP-Q), a clinician report instrument that can be employed to evaluate children’s personalities and address the gap in the field of emerging personality in children classification. Method: A sample of 135 clinicians completed the CPAP-Q to assess the personality features of 135 children (ages 4–11) who had been in their care between two and 12 months. The clinicians completed a clinical questionnaire to collect information on them, the children, and their families, as well as the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), to evaluate the children’s behavioral problems and social competencies. Results: Q-factor analysis identified seven specific emerging personality patterns: psychological health, borderline/impulsive, borderline/dysregulated, schizoid, inhibited/self-critical, obsessive, and dysphoric/dependent. These patterns revealed good levels of validity and reliability. Conclusions: These findings are preliminary, but seem to support the possibility of evaluating emerging personality patterns in childhood and their developmental pathways that may lead to personality disorders in adolescence and adulthood. The CPAP-Q promises to significantly contribute to less explored research areas and encourage systematic studies of children assessment, promoting best practices for individualized diagnoses.

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Piepiora, Paweł, and Zbigniew Piepiora. "Personality Determinants of Success in Men’s Sports in the Light of the Big Five." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 12 (June 10, 2021): 6297. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126297.

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The aim of the study is to describe personality profiles and determinants of success in sports in relation to the Big Five Personality Model. In order to achieve this aim, personality profiles of players from various sports disciplines was set against the personality profile of champions—players who are considerably successful in sports competitions. Subsequently, an attempt was made to determine which personality traits significantly determine belonging to the group of champions—and therefore determine success in sport. The participants were men aged between 20 and 29 from the Polish population of sportsmen. A total of 1260 athletes were tested, out of whom 118 were qualified to the champions sample—those athletes had significant sports achievements. The research used the NEO-FFI Personality Questionnaire. Basic descriptive statistics, a series of Student’s t-tests for independent samples using the bootstrapping method, as well as a logistic regression model were performed. In relation to other athletes, champions were characterized by a lower level of neuroticism and a higher level of extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. An important personality determinant was neuroticism: the lower the level of neuroticism, the greater the probability of an athlete being classified as a champion. There are differences between champions and other athletes in all personality dimensions in terms of the Big Five. Based on the result of the research, it can be stated that personality differences should be seen as a consequence of athletes’ success, rather than as a reason for athletes’ success, based on their age between 20 and 29.

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Morelli, Mara, Flavio Urbini, Dora Bianchi, Roberto Baiocco, Elena Cattelino, Fiorenzo Laghi, Piotr Sorokowski, et al. "The Relationship between Dark Triad Personality Traits and Sexting Behaviors among Adolescents and Young Adults across 11 Countries." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 5 (March 4, 2021): 2526. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052526.

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Background: Sexting is an increasingly common phenomenon among adolescents and young adults. Some studies have investigated the role of personality traits in different sexting behaviors within mainstream personality taxonomies like Big Five and HEXACO. However, very few studies have investigated the role of maladaptive personality factors in sexting. Therefore, the present study investigated the relationship between Dark Triad Personality Traits and experimental (i.e., sharing own sexts), risky (i.e., sexting under substance use and with strangers), and aggravated sexting (i.e., non-consensual sexting and sexting under pressure) across 11 countries. Methods: An online survey was completed by 6093 participants (Mage = 20.35; SDage = 3.63) from 11 different countries which covered four continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, and America). Participants completed the Sexting Behaviors Questionnaire and the 12-item Dark Triad Dirty Dozen scale. Results: Hierarchical regression analyses showed that sharing own sexts was positively predicted by Machiavellianism and Narcissism. Both risky and aggravated sexting were positively predicted by Machiavellianism and Psychopathy. Conclusions: The present study provided empirical evidence that different sexting behaviors were predicted by Dark Triad Personality Traits, showing a relevant role of Machiavellianism in all kinds of investigated sexting behaviors. Research, clinical, and education implications for prevention programs are discussed.

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Wood, Paul, and Paul Englert. "Intelligence Compensation Theory: A Critical Examination of the Negative Relationship Between Conscientiousness and Fluid and Crystallised Intelligence." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Organisational Psychology 2 (August 1, 2009): 19–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/ajop.2.1.19.

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AbstractThis study investigates the negative relationship between fluid and crystallised intelligence and Conscientiousness subfactors within the New Zealand workplace. Fluid and crystallised intelligence were assessed via the General Reasoning Test Battery 2 (GRT2; N = 1629). Two personality inventories were employed: The Fifteen-Factor Questionnaire (15FQ; N = 546), and the Occupational Personality Profile (OPP; N = 1083). 15FQ subfactors of Conscientious and Disciplined negatively correlated with fluid and crystallised intelligence. OPP subfactors of Detail-Conscious and Conformity also negatively correlated with fluid and crystallised intelligence. Subfactors for both personality measures correlated more strongly with crystallised than fluid intelligence. This finding is contrary to an earlier finding that Conscientiousness negatively correlates with fluid, but not crystallised intelligence (Moutafi, Furnham, & Paltiel, 2004). An explanation for this difference is discussed and the Intelligence Compensation Theory is introduced as an explanation for the observed relationships.

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Mizerska, Krystyna, Elżbieta Krupińska, and Ľudmila Matulníková. "OCCUPATIONAL BURNOUT OF NURSES OF THE PSYCHIATRIC WARD OF THE SPECIALISED HOSPITAL IN CZESTOCHOWA." Scientific Journal of Polonia University 36, no. 5 (November 26, 2019): 124–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.23856/3615.

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This article touches on the problem of burnout, which is caused by stress in every job, and is manifested in physical and mental exhaustion, a tendency to irritation and boredom. Occurrence of burnout in a working person will be associated with individual personality traits and functioning in the workplace. The purpose of the work is to determine to what extent the studied group was affected by occupational burnout. The study was conducted on 23 female nurses working in the Psychiatric Department of the Specialist Hospital in Częstochowa. Christina Maslach's occupational burnout questionnaire was used for the purpose of the study. The questionnaire consists of 22 closed questions and two yes or no answers. Subjects completed the anonymous survey questionnaire. The entire group of respondents was examined in three aspects of burnout: emotional burnout, depersonalization and job satisfaction. The rate of emotional exhaustion was 80%, depersonalization 64%, professional satisfaction 68%. The index of occupational burnout syndrome among nurses of the Psychiatric Ward of the Specialist Hospital in Częstochowa is high. It is difficult to assess how much it threatens the functioning of individuals. There is no doubt that remedial and preventive measures should be taken as soon as possible, not only by the individual but also by the employer. Burnout can affect anyone who over-exploits their strength at work for the benefit of others, without caring for their own mental health.

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Roll, John M., Karen K. Saules, Joy E. Chudzynski, and Ruthlyn Sodano. "Relationship Between Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire Scores and Clinic Attendance Among Cocaine Abusing, Buprenorphine Maintained Outpatients." Substance Use & Misuse 39, no. 6 (January 2004): 1025–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/ja-120030898.

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Gacek, Maria, Grażyna Kosiba, and Agnieszka Wojtowicz. "Personality Determinants of Diet Quality among Polish and Spanish Physical Education Students." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2 (January 8, 2021): 466. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020466.

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The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and diet quality indexes among Polish and Spanish physical education students. The study was conducted among students from Poland (n = 219) and Spain (n = 280), using the Dietary Habits and Nutrition Beliefs Questionnaire and the NEO-FFI (NEO Five-Factor Inventory) questionnaire. Two indexes were used: the Pro-healthy Diet Index (pHDI-10) and the Non-healthy Diet Index (nHDI-14). For statistical analysis, the t-test with independent estimation of variance as well as both Spearman’s and Pearson’s correlation analysis and moderation analysis with simple slopes were used. Polish and Spanish physical education students demonstrated low levels of healthy (pHDI-10) and unhealthy (nHDI-14) diet indexes, with Polish students showing significantly higher intensities of both indicators (p < 0.001). As extraversion intensified, the levels of pHDI-10 and nHDI-14 increased (p < 0.05). The nHDI-14 index for all students decreased along with increasing openness to experiences (p < 0.01) and agreeableness (p < 0.05), and the pHDI-10 index increased with the rise in conscientiousness (p < 0.01). Analyses have indicated that the home country is an important moderator of personality relationships with the Non-healthy Diet Index (nHDI-14), which, along with the increase in conscientiousness, increased in students from Spain, while it decreased among students from Poland (p < 0.001). Polish and Spanish physical education students showed a low level of healthy (pHDI-10) and unhealthy (nHDI-14) diets depending on country of origin. Additionally, significant correlations were noted between the Big Five personality traits and pHDI-10 and nHDI-14 indexes, and a moderating impact was observed by the home country on the relationships of selected personality traits with the Non-healthy Diet Index (nHDI-14).

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GILL, COLIN M., and GERARD P. HODGKINSON. "DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE FIVE-FACTOR MODEL QUESTIONNAIRE (FFMQ): AN ADJECTIVAL-BASED PERSONALITY INVENTORY FOR USE IN OCCUPATIONAL SETTINGS." Personnel Psychology 60, no. 3 (September 2007): 731–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2007.00090.x.

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