Factors Related to Maintaining Anger: Personality Traits, Situational Factors, and Making Meaning

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroko Endo ◽  
Shintaro Yukawa
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Making Meaning

Exploring Occasion Specificity in the Assessment of DSM-5 Maladaptive Personality Traits

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Zimmermann ◽  
Axel Mayer ◽  
Daniel Leising ◽  
Tobias Krieger ◽  
Martin grosse Holtforth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Situational Influences ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Specific Trait

Abstract. The alternative classification system for personality disorders in DSM-5 features a hierarchical model of maladaptive personality traits. This trait model comprises five broad trait domains and 25 specific trait facets that can be reliably assessed using the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5). Although there is a steadily growing literature on the validity of the PID-5, issues of temporal stability and situational influences on test scores are currently unexplored. We addressed these issues using a sample of 611 research participants who completed the PID-5 three times, with time intervals of 2 months. Latent state-trait (LST) analyses for each of the 25 PID-5 trait facets showed that, on average, 79.5% of the variance was due to stable traits (i.e., consistency), and 7.7% of the variance was due to situational factors (i.e., occasion specificity). Our findings suggest that the PID-5 trait facets predominantly capture individual differences that are stable across time.

Maltese certified public accountants and whistle-blowing: traits, influences and propensity

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Francalanza ◽  
Emanuela Buttigieg
Keyword(s):  
Regression Model ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Whistle Blowing ◽  
Mediterranean Island ◽  
Accounting Practitioners ◽  
Professional Requirements ◽  
The Individual

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to deal with an important element of the whistle-blowing decision, the whistle-blower. It is set within the environment of the small Mediterranean island of Malta. It has two objectives. The first is to identify the more important personality traits of the potential Maltese accountant whistle-blower and the situational factors that mostly affect his/her whistle-blowing decision. The second objective is to develop a regression model that can be used to identify the potential Maltese accountant whistle-blower. Design/methodology/approach The study is in the form of two e-mail questionnaires sent to Maltese accounting practitioners. Findings The personality traits of conscientiousness, openness to experience and extraversion and the situational factors of ethical considerations and professional requirements were found to be the more significant. The regression model proved substantially correct in singling out the potential Maltese accountant whistle-blower. Research limitations/implications The results are based on the replies of respondents to two questionnaires and not actual whistle-blowing behaviour. Also, the propensity to be a whistle-blower or not may not be a constant since it can be affected by shifts in internal attributes and situational factors. Practical implications Besides academic qualifications, the personality of the individual and his/her potential reaction to the working environment should be given due consideration in the recruitment of accounting staff. Originality/value The research contributes to the literature on the accountant whistle-blower in a small country setting that is rarely the subject of study.

scholarly journals Personality traits, social support, and training transfer

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kueh Hua Ng ◽  
Rusli Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Management Training ◽  
Training Transfer ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Substantially few or no known empirical studies have explicitly focused on the higher-order construct of motivation in human resource development (HRD), namely, motivation to improve work through learning (MTIWL) as a mediator linking personality traits and social support to training transfer. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to redress the inadequacy by exploring the role of MTIWL as a mediator on such relationships. Design/methodology/approach Consistent with positivism, quantitative data based on self-rating were collected from 131 trainees attending management training programs organized by a public sector training provider in Malaysia. Findings The findings indicate that personality traits (i.e. conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness) and social support (i.e. perceived organizational support and peer support) influenced training transfer via the mediating role of MTIWL. Supervisor support, nonetheless, was not a significant predictor of training transfer through MTIWL. Originality/value This study focuses on a more holistic motivational construct than simple motivation in HRD. The focus on MTIWL extends the existing understanding of the underlying motivational influences that link dispositional and situational factors to training transfer in occupational settings.

The Role of Personality in Influencing Work–Family Balance Experience: A Study of Indian Journalists

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1037-1050
Author(s):  
Abha Bhalla ◽  
Lakhwinder Singh Kang
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

While an increasing body of research has investigated the situational factors affecting balancing of work and family roles, there is still scarcity of research on the relationship between personal factors and work -family balance (WFB). Therefore, the purpose of this article is to estimate the effect of big five personality traits (openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism) on the four dimensions of WFB i.e. work-to-family conflict [WFC], family-to-work conflict [FWC], work-to-family facilitation [WFF] and family-to-work facilitation [FWF] among Indian journalists. From the perspective of WFB, journalists are regarded as an interesting group that has rarely been examined by the scholars. The study validated the ‘fourfold WFB scale and ‘big five personality’ scale in the Indian context. Further, results revealed that big five personality variables emerged as significant predictor set for all the four dimensions of WFB. Unexpectedly, conscientiousness did not reduce WFC, given the unpredictable nature of journalism that pressurizes even a conscientious journalist to sacrifice his family life and work lousy hours. Openness behaved like a double-edged sword that escalate both conflict and facilitation experiences. However, extraversion did not increase facilitation experience for journalists. These findings suggest media organizations to conduct personality test for recruiting suitable candidates, whose personality traits make them best suited to the stressors of journalism profession. Moreover, knowledge of employees’ personality traits may increase the effectiveness of organizational interventions that aims to enhance employees’ WFB.

scholarly journals Trait Perspective

Psychology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Brent Donnellan ◽  
Christopher Hopwood
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Personality Assessment ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Personality Psychology ◽  
Common Structure ◽  
History Of ◽  
Controversial Topic

Personality traits, or relatively enduring and global patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving, are thought to be a foundational element of personality by many researchers. Gordon Allport is widely recognized as the founder of academic personality psychology, and his perspectives on the trait concept continue to be influential today. Following Allport, many contemporary trait psychologists theorize that traits are rooted in biological processes but shaped by life experiences. Moreover, contemporary trait psychologists believe personality traits have causal implications, meaning that they affect how individuals interpret and respond to the challenges of life as well as the responses that individuals evoke from others. To be sure, personality traits work together and in concert with situational factors to generate behavior, which is an idea with a long history in psychology. Despite the popularity of trait concepts in lay theories of human behavior, the existence and importance of personality traits has been a controversial topic in academic psychology. The goal of this bibliography is to introduce readers to the trait concept and to the debates surrounding personality traits by providing references to both classic and contemporary readings. The first sections (see General Overviews) provide references that give an overview of personality traits, cover issues in the concept of Defining Traits, and discuss the role of personality traits in the broader field of personality psychology. These introductory sections are followed by an overview of The Person-Situation Debate, a critical conflict in the history of trait psychology. We refer to classic readings in this debate and cover Responses to the Person-Situation Debate. These reactions to the person-situation debate have come to define, in part, how modern trait psychologists view their field. Trait psychology is often strongly identified with personality assessment; thus the next section in this bibliography covers issues in Assessing Personality Traits including measurement validity, reliability, and the utility of various measurement methods. Improvements in assessment have led to one of the major accomplishments in trait psychology: the delineation of a common structure for higher order personality traits in the form of the “Big Five” domains (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability or neuroticism, and openness). The next section includes readings on Evaluating the Structure of Personality Traits and includes papers from both proponents and critics of the Big Five/five-factor models. A major accomplishment following the person-situation debate was a more precise articulation of the developmental course, biological correlates, and impacts of traits for understanding adaptation across the lifespan. Thus, the final three sections include readings about Personality Trait Development Across the Lifespan, Biological Perspectives on Traits, and Personality Traits and Life Outcomes.

Whistleblowing and the ‘Person-Situation’ Conundrum: What Matters More?

2021 ◽  
pp. 097168582110228
Author(s):  
Meenal Gakhar ◽  
Zubin R. Mulla
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

This article extends the knowledge on whistleblowing by studying the impact of two individual antecedents (moral foundations and personality traits) and two situational factors (ethical leadership and leader–member exchange) on whistleblowing intentions. We presented 203 management students with a situation and assessed their likelihood of whistleblowing. Model estimations found strong support for situational factors overpowering the individual factors in determining the whistleblowing intentions. We found that ethical leadership was positively, and leader–member exchange negatively related with whistleblowing. In the presence of these situational factors, neither the Big Five personality traits, nor the moral foundations of a person seemed to matter in predicting an individual’s whistleblowing behaviour.

scholarly journals A Review of the Psychological Factors Affecting the Acquisition and Outcomes of Credit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Turton ◽  
Adam Gill ◽  
Paul Harrald ◽  
Eleanor Demuth
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Financial Outcomes ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Personal Credit ◽  
Credit Scores ◽  
Behavioural Factors

Since their introduction in the 1980s, credit scores have been the dominant method used to assess the creditworthiness of individuals. However, they rely heavily on situational factors which may lead to good long term borrowers being denied due to unfortunate recent circumstances. Instead, there is emerging evidence that a number of psychological factors including personality traits, attitudes and behaviours play an important role in the acquisition and outcomes of credit. Taking account of these factors may provide a better picture of the long term creditworthiness of individuals, despite their current circumstances. This review paper takes the important step of collating the latest research on the psychological factors involved throughout the credit process from acquisition to financial outcomes. It highlights the multifaceted nature of personal credit use with the various inextricably linked personality, attitudinal and behavioural factors involved

Entrepreneurial intention: a study of individual, situational and gender differences

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vimolwan Yukongdi ◽  
Nusrat Zahan Lopa
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Need For Achievement ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of entrepreneurial intention. Specifically, the study investigated the extent to which personality traits or situational factors influenced entrepreneurial intention and whether the relationship among the predictor variables and the intention to become entrepreneurs differed between men and women. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using a questionnaire-based survey of 393 students at a reputable international educational institution in Thailand. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis and analysis of variance were employed to test the hypotheses. Findings A total of eight independent variables were tested for their effect on entrepreneurial intention. Three of the personality traits, including need for achievement, risk-taking tendency, job security, were found to have a significant effect on intention for entrepreneurship. However, environment for starting a business and educational programme were found to be suppressor variables. Personality factors had a greater degree of effect on entrepreneurial intention than situational factors. With respect to gender differences, for women, job autonomy and job security were significant predictors while for men, need for achievement and risk-taking tendency contributed to entrepreneurial intention. Originality/value The study investigated whether personality factors or situational factors were the main drivers of entrepreneurial intention and to what extent gender differences exist in the determinants of entrepreneurial intention. Few studies have been based on a sample of respondents of such diversity in terms of nationality. The present study included respondents from 12 different nationalities in Asia.

scholarly journals The Role of Personality Traits and Situational Factors as Determinants of Aggression

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 282-288
Author(s):  
Youssef Hasan ◽  
Hanady Eldous
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Experimental Situation ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Trait Anger ◽  
Actual Behavior ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Over the years, different explanations have been given for the difference between personality traits and situational factors regarding how they affect our behavior. The present study investigates the role of personality traits versus situational factors in aggressive behavior. Objective: The purpose of this research was to examine whether situations in which participants are made to feel angry are more powerful than personality traits in determining aggressive behavior. Methods: Forty-eight women students from Qatar University (M= 21.73, SD=4.43) completed the 200-item ZKA Personality Questionnaire, which measures aggressiveness, neuroticism, activity, extraversion and sensation-seeking, and the 7-item trait anger scale from the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). Following an experimental situation that triggered anger by an interpersonal insult, the participants were randomly assigned to an anger-induced group (experimental condition) or a nonanger-induced group (control condition). Afterwards, the participants completed the hot sauce paradigm to assess aggressive behavior. Results: The results showed a significant difference between the anger and nonanger groups regarding aggressive behavior. However, no significant correlation was found between any facets of the personality questionnaire or the trait anger scale and aggressive behavior. Conclusion: Situational influence is more powerful than personality traits and trait anger in determining aggressive behavior. These findings are discussed based on the debate addressing the influence of situational or person-specific traits in determining actual behavior.

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