Long-term mating orientation is independently associated with personality traits: Results from a Japanese sample

2016 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 488
Author(s):  
T. Kawamoto
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Japanese Sample

Personality and Genetic Associations With Military Service

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 637-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Miles ◽  
Donald P. Haider-Markel
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Genetic Correlation ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Genetic Associations ◽  
Political Ambition ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Significant Heritability ◽  
The Military

Existing literature connects military service to regional characteristics and family traditions, creating real distinctions between those who serve and those who do not. We engage this discussion by examining military service as a function of personality. In the second portion, we examine military service as predisposed by genetics. Our findings indicate there is a significant heritability component of serving in the military. We find a significant genetic correlation between personality traits associated with progressive political ambition and military service, suggesting that military service represents a different form of political participation to which individuals are genetically predisposed. We discuss the long-term implications of our findings for policy makers and recruiters.

scholarly journals Assessment of Implicit Interests through an Unobtrusive Computer Task. Their Relations with Career Decision, Anxiety, and Personality Traits

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12366
Author(s):  
Antoni Castelló ◽  
Ramon Cladellas
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Computer Tool ◽  
Efficient Tool ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Career Preferences ◽  
Important Shift

Adolescence is a period where youngsters still do not know much about themselves. That makes some decisions, like those concerning vocational elections, a complicated issue that has important consequences for their life. The main goal of this piece of research is to measure implicit interests using a situated, unobtrusive computer tool (PrUnAs: Preferences Unobtrusive Assessment) as well as its connection with anxiety and personality traits: neuroticism, extraversion, self-efficacy, optimism, consciousness, and openness. Sample: 304 16-year-old adolescents enrolled in the last course of compulsory education. Instruments: Computer programs were used to measure implicit interests, career preferences, and to self-descript personality traits; finally, the paper-and-pencil test Stai was applied to measure anxiety. Results: Concordance between implicit interests and explicit choices was less than 50%. The software developed for assessing implicit interests not only proved to be an efficient tool to make them arise but also a good predictor of anxiety. Conclusions: Implicit interests and explicit elections are not the same. The approach from implicit preferences is an important shift in the approximation to vocational guiding and to reduce youngsters’ indecision level. Beyond vocational choice, this information may improve the short- and long-term quality of life and mental health.

scholarly journals Personality Trait Effects on Green Household Installations

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ante Busic-Sontic ◽  
Cameron Brick
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Household Decision ◽  
Green Investments

Large, one-time investments in green energy installations effectively reduce domestic energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Despite long-term economic benefits for households, the rate of green investments often remains moderate unless supported by financial subsidies. Beyond financial considerations, green investments may also be driven by individual psychological factors. The current study uses data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (N = 3,468) to analyse whether the household decision to invest in green energy installations is linked to the Big Five personality traits. Personality traits and domestic investments in solar and other alternative energy systems had weak indirect associations through environmental concern but not through risk preferences. Openness to Experience and Neuroticism showed a weak positive relationship with green energy installations through the environmental concern channel, whereas Extraversion had a weak negative link. Based on these findings, persuasive messaging for green investments may be more effective when it focuses on environmental concern rather than reduced risk in countries like Germany, where long-standing financial subsidies decreased the risk in green investments.

scholarly journals Increased Prevalence of Psychopathology and Maladaptive Personality Traits after Long-Term Cure of Cushing’s Disease

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 608-609
Author(s):  
Jitske Tiemensma ◽  
Nienke R. Biermasz ◽  
Huub A. M. Middelkoop ◽  
Roos C. van der Mast ◽  
Johannes A. Romijn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Cushing’S Disease ◽  
Cushing's Disease

Abstract 12971: Positive Psychological Growth Post Cardiac Arrest Survivorship: A Pilot Study

Circulation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 144 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakan AlQaqaa ◽  
Tara Keshavarz Shirazi ◽  
Ian Jaffe ◽  
Anelly Gonzales ◽  
Sam Parnia
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Sign Test ◽  
Moderate Increase ◽  
Psychological Growth ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Traits

Background: Cardiac arrest (CA) has an annual US incidence of >500,000 with survival rates ~10%. Although most studies focus on survival and neurological outcomes, understanding long-term psychological consequences is of equal importance. Some have reported negative psychological outcomes such as anxiety, depression, and PTSD; however, since survivors of other adverse life-threatening disorders, including cancer, report positive psychological growth, we sought to test the hypothesis that CA survival may also be associated with growth of positive psychological traits. Method: Invitations were sent to CA survivors through their local hospitals or national registries to participate in an online pilot cross sectional study. Overall, 47 agreed and were given a series of standardized questionnaires to assess the following positive personality traits: empathy, compassion, forgiveness, altruism, optimism, gratitude, positivity, spirituality, consideration for others’ needs, and happiness. Using a 5-point Likert scale, they then estimated the relative change in these traits since their CA event, where 1=significant decrease, 2=moderate decrease, 3=no change, 4 =moderate increase, and 5=significant increase. Results: Overall 42 of 47 (89%) reported a return to their daily functional activities. Personality trait ratings were analyzed using a sign test relative to a population median score of 3 (i.e. no change) for statistical analysis. Participants showed statistically significant differences in all the assessed personality traits: gratitude (median=4, p<0.0001), compassion (median=4, p= p<0.0001), altruism (median=4, p<0.0001), empathy (median=4, p<0.0001), spirituality(median=4, p<0.0001), consideration for others’ needs (median=4, p<0.0001), forgiveness(median=4, p<0.0005), optimism (median=4, p<0.001), positivity (median=4, p<0.005), and happiness(median=4, p<0.05). Conclusions: Long-term psychological sequelae of CA survivorship remains ill understood. However, some CA survivors may develop greater positive psychological traits following CA. Further studies are required to assess the relationship between CA and long-term positive changes and quality of life, as well as possible therapeutic interventions.

Professors' Perceptions and Evaluations of Students Who Do and Do Not Stutter Following Oral Presentations

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Danielle Werle ◽  
Courtney T. Byrd
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
College Instructors ◽  
Evaluation Scores ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Academic Consequences ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Oral Presentations

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptual ratings and performance evaluations of students who do and do not stutter by professors who require oral presentations. Additionally, this study sought to investigate the influence of behaviors related to communication competence on perceptual and evaluative ratings. Method: One hundred fifty-eight college instructors who require oral presentations in their classes participated in this study. Participants viewed one video of four possible randomized conditions: (a) presence of stuttering + low communication competence, (b) absence of stuttering + low communication competence, (c) presence of stuttering + high communication competence, and (d) absence of stuttering + high communication competence. Participants evaluated student performance against a standardized rubric and rated the student along 16 personality traits. Results: Results of separate 2 × 2 analyses of variance revealed professors' view and evaluate students presenting with high communication competence more positively overall, regardless as to whether stuttering is present or not. Significant interactions between fluency (i.e., presence vs. absence of stuttering) and communication competence (i.e., high vs. low) were found for negative personality traits, as well as delivery evaluation scores. The video for which the student stuttered and presented with low communication competence was rated more positively than the video for which the student did not stutter and presented with low communication competence. Conclusions: Professors perceive and evaluate students who stutter differently from their nonstuttering peers, and those ratings are moderated by levels of communication competence. High-communication-competence behaviors improved perceptual and evaluation scores; however, in the presence of low-communication-competence behaviors, professors overcorrect in the form of positive feedback bias, which may have negative long-term academic consequences.

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