Relationship between Certain Personality Characteristics and Ability to Concentrate in Common Noise Situations

1976 ◽  
Vol 42 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1259-1262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alida S. Westman ◽  
Francis M. Canter
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
White Noise ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
External Control ◽  
Control Task ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Task Efficiency ◽  
And Task

Four groups of college students ( ns = 17, 14, 15, and 16) performed a letter-cancelling task under quiet conditions. The quiet was suddenly interrupted for 6 min. by human, mechanical, or white noise; or there was no noise (control). Task efficiency was compared with scores on the Rotter Internal-External Control Scale and the Maudsley Personality Inventory. No significant relationships between personality characteristics, noise conditions, and task efficiency were found.

The Personality Inventory for DSM-5–Brief Form: An Examination of Internal Consistency, Factor Structure, and Relationship to Aggression in an Incarcerated Offender Sample

Assessment ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107319112091679
Author(s):  
Ashley L. Dunne ◽  
Justin S. Trounson ◽  
Jason Skues ◽  
Jeff E. Pfeifer ◽  
James R. P. Ogloff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Male Offenders ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Preliminary Support

This study evaluated the internal consistency and factor structure of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5–Brief Form (PID-5-BF), and its relationship to aggression in 438 incarcerated Australian male offenders. Results provide support for the internal consistency and five-factor and bifactor structure of the PID-5-BF. The PID-5-BF total score, as well as the domains of Antagonism, Disinhibition, and Negative Affect (low), demonstrated significant relationships with aggression. These results provide preliminary support for the psychometric properties of the PID-5-BF within prison settings, and suggest that a PID-5-BF assessment may be useful within forensic settings to screen for broad maladaptive personality characteristics that are indicative of a greater propensity for aggressive behavior.

Habitual Participation in Exercise and Personality

1992 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 978-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Attila Szabo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Eysenck Personality Inventory ◽  
Exercising Women

Two personality characteristics of 21 habitually exercising and 14 nonexercising college students were compared by using the Eysenck Personality Inventory. The former scored higher on Extraversion than the latter. Both groups of men ( ns = 9 and 6), as well as 12 exercising women, scored lower on Neuroticism than 8 nonexercising women.

Effects of Birth order, Sex, and Family Size on Field Dependence and Locus of Control

1974 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 671-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Roodin ◽  
Andrew Broughton ◽  
Glen M. Vaught
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Rod And Frame Test ◽  
Rod And Frame

The effects of birth order, sex, and family size were assessed on college students' performance on the rod-and-frame test and locus-of-control scale. No significant effects were obtained except for sex. These data were similar to other studies which failed to find any significant relationships between birth order and personality. The results were discussed in terms of current issues in the birth-order literature.

Self-Statements, Locus of Control, and Depression in Predicting Self-Esteem

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 1007-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent D. Philpot ◽  
W. Bruce Holliman ◽  
Stephen Madonna
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
External Locus ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Adult Form ◽  
Automatic Thought ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
The Relationship

The contributions of frequency of positive and negative self-statements and their ratio, locus of control, and depression in prediction of self-esteem were examined. Volunteers were 145 college students (100 women and 45 men) who were administered the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory-Adult Form, Automatic Thought Questionnaire—Revised, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Rotter Internal-External Locus of Control Scale. Intercorrelations suggested significant relationships among variables. The magnitude of the relationship was strongest between the frequency of negative self-statements and self-esteem. These results are consistent with and lend further support to prior studies of Kendall, et al. and Schwartz and Michaelson.

Internal-External Control, Test Anxiety and Academic Achievement: Additional Data

1973 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 563-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry J. Prociuk ◽  
Lawrence J. Breen
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Grade Point Averages ◽  
External Control ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Anxiety Test

This study examined the relationships between the internal-external control and test anxiety constructs, and academic achievement. 87 college students were administered the I-E scale, Achievement Anxiety Test and the Academic Internal-External Control Scale, the latter developed for this research. Analyses of variance indicated that Ss experiencing facilitating test anxiety had significantly higher grade-point averages than those experiencing debilitating test anxiety. The hypothesis that internals would be more successful academically than externals, was not supported.

College Students and Citizenship: A Comparison of Civic Attitudes and Involvement in 1996 and 2000

NASPA Journal ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne E. Blackhurst ◽  
Joshua Foster
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Civic Attitudes ◽  
Significant Relationships

Undergraduates at three institutions were surveyed following the 1996 (n = 482) and 2000 (n = 467) elections to assess civic attitudes and participation. Results revealed moderate and decreasing levels of cynicism and apathy; increasing optimism; and significant relationships between civic attitudes, service participation, and political participation.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Effects of Motivation and Physical Activity on Depressive Symptoms among College Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5121
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Xiangli Gu ◽  
Xiaoxia Zhang ◽  
Jihye Lee ◽  
Mei Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Perceived Competence ◽  
Repeated Measure ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Task Values ◽  
Competence Beliefs ◽  
Over Time ◽  
And Task

High prevalence of depression and physical inactivity have been consistently reported among college students, especially in females. Guided by Lubans et al.’s conceptual framework, the primary purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal relationships of PA motivation with leisure-time PA and depressive symptoms among college students over one academic year. Employing a longitudinal repeated measure design, 1004 college students in China were recruited in this study (28.3% males and 71.7% females; M age = 18.93 ± 0.64 years; 18–22 years old). Participants completed previously validated questionnaires assessing PA motivation (perceived competence beliefs and task values toward PA), leisure-time PA participation, and depressive symptoms in Fall 2016 (Time 1) and Fall 2017 (Time 2). Both male and female college students showed a significant increase of depressive symptoms from freshmen to sophomores (p < 0.05). The regression models indicated that perceived competence beliefs and task values toward PA were significant predictors of depressive symptoms at Time 2 (p < 0.05) after controlling for Time 1 measures in males and females, respectively. Physically active college students consistently demonstrated higher PA motivation, and they displayed fewer depressive symptoms compared to inactive peers over time (p < 0.05). The findings suggest sex-specified motivational intervention strategies and PA promotion programs/opportunities are needed to reduce depression symptoms among college students over time.

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