scholarly journals Perfectionism and a Healthy Attitude toward Oneself: Could Humor Be a Resource?

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annamaria Di Fabio ◽  
Martin M. Smith ◽  
Donald H. Saklofske
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Significant Percentage ◽  
Promising Area

In the framework of the psychology of harmonization, the present study analyzes the relationships of humor styles with perfectionism, controlling for the effects of personality traits. One hundred and forty-eight Italian university students were administered the Italian versions of the HEXACO-60, the Humor Styles Questionnaire, and the short-form version of the Big Three Perfectionism Scale. Based on hierarchical regression analyses, humor styles accounted for a significant percentage of incremental variance beyond personality traits in relation to three major perfectionism factors. Humor styles may be a promising area for further research and intervention in relation to managing issues related to perfectionism in strengths-based preventative perspectives.

In Search of the Prosocial Personality

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Wertag ◽  
Denis Bratko
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Prosocial behavior is intended to benefit others rather than oneself and is positively linked to personality traits such as Agreeableness and Honesty-Humility, and usually negatively to the Dark Triad traits (i.e., Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy). However, a significant proportion of the research in this area is conducted solely on self-report measures of prosocial behavior. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between prosociality and the basic (i.e., HEXACO) and dark personality traits, comparing their contribution in predicting both self-reported prosociality and prosocial behavior. Results of the hierarchical regression analyses showed that the Dark Triad traits explain prosociality and prosocial behavior above and beyond the HEXACO traits, emphasizing the importance of the Dark Triad in the personality space.

Factors influencing entrepreneurial intentions the most for university students in Vietnam: educational support, personality traits or TPB components?

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Greeni Maheshwari
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Individual Factors ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Attitude ◽  
Need For Power

PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to investigate the influence of personality traits, individual factors and theory of planned behaviour (TPB) components (personal attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control) on entrepreneurial intentions of university students. The study further aims to determine which factors have a higher influence on the entrepreneurial intentions of the students.Design/methodology/approachThe data was collected using an online survey from 164 students studying in universities in Vietnam. The study used confirmatory factor analysis and hierarchical regression to analyse the data.FindingsResults suggested that educational support has no impact on entrepreneurial intentions but individual factors such as self-efficacy, risk propensity and need for power and all the TPB components influenced entrepreneurial intentions. The TPB components had a higher influence on entrepreneurial intentions of students as compared to individual factors.Originality/valueOnly a few studies have been conducted to determine the strength of factors affecting entrepreneurial intensions of the students. This study demonstrates that TPB components have the highest influence on entrepreneurial intentions. Moreover, the study introduces an independent variable, need for power which is rarely used in any such studies and this adds a new component to the already existing research framework and in academic literature.

EXAMINING THE PREDICTIVE EFFECT OF IMPULSIVITY LEVELS AND PERSONALITY TRAITS ON METACOGNITIVE THOUGHTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ece Naz ERMİŞ
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Healthy Population ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Cognitive Awareness ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Predictive Effect

AbstractThe aim of this study was to determine the predictive effects of impulsivity levels and distinct personality traits (neuroticism, extraversion and psychotic) on metacognitive thoughts across a healthy population. The study was carried out with 69 university students who were selected randomly (60 female, 9 male; 18-28 ages). Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, MCQ-30 Metacognition Scale, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-Short Form and a demographical information form were used for data collection. Regression analyses were used in data examining. Findings revealed a statistically significant positive effect of neuroticism on metacognition. According to statistical analysis, there was a predictive effect of non-planning subscale scores of impulsivity on cognitive awareness subscale scores of metacognition. Furthermore, there was a statistically significant predictive effect of attentional subscale scores of impulsivity on cognitive confidence subscale scores of metacognition scale. The results were discussed regarding the limitations of the study and the suggestions were provided for future studies. KeyWords: Metacognition, Impulsivity, Personality   

Styles of Humor and Interpersonal Relationships in University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-67
Author(s):  
Ayesha Idrees ◽  
◽  
Saira Batool
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Humor Styles ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
Humor Style ◽  
Aggressive Humor

The study aimed to investigate relationship between humor styles and interpersonal relationships in university students. It was hypothesized that: there would be a relationship between humor styles and interpersonal relationships in university students; humor styles are likely to predict interpersonal relationships in university students; there would be gender differences in humor styles and interpersonal relationships. The sample consisted of 196 students from two Universities of Lahore. Humor Style Questionnaire (Martin, Puhlik-Doris, Larsen, Gray & Weir, 2003) and Interpersonal Relationship Questionnaire (Callaghan, 2006) were used for assessment. Data were analyzed by using Pearson product moment correlation, hierarchical regression analysis and independent sample t-test. Results revealed significant relationship between humor styles and interpersonal relationships. Affiliative humor style predicted interpersonal relationships negatively whereas self-defeating humor style predicted interpersonal relationships positively. Men used more aggressive humor styles compared to women but they did not differ on other humor styles. Findings highlight significance of humor in the quality of interpersonal relationships.

scholarly journals The Relationships between Big Five Personality Traits and Subjective Vitality

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 218 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Engin Deniz ◽  
Seydi Ahmet Satici
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Subjective Vitality ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Predictor ◽  
Vitality Scale

<p>The current study examined the relationship between big five personality traits and subjective vitality. Participant were 307 university students [180 <sub>(59%)</sub> female, 127 <sub>(41%) </sub>male, <em>M</em><sub>age</sub> = 21.24 years, SD = 1.21] who completed questionnaires package the Adjective Based Personality Scale and the Subjective Vitality Scale. A hierarchical regression analyses was used with big five personality traits to explain variance in subjective vitality. The results showed that extraversion, agreeableness, and openness were significant positive predictors and neuroticism was significant negative predictor of subjective vitality which accounted for 31% of the total variance. Consciousness did not significant predictor of subjective vitality.  The significance and limitations of the results are discussed.</p>

scholarly journals Examining the predictive effect of impulsivity levels and personality traits on metacognitive thoughts

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 202-212
Author(s):  
Ece Naz Ermis ◽  
Serra Icellioglu
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Healthy Population ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Cognitive Awareness ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Predictive Effect

Abstract   The aim of this study was to determine the predictive effects of impulsivity levels and distinct personality traits (neuroticism, extraversion and psychoticism) on metacognitive thoughts across a healthy population. The study was carried out with 60 female and 9 male students whose ages ranged between 18 and 28. Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), MCQ-30 Metacognition Scale (MCQ-30), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-Short Form (BIS) were used to assess personality traits, metacognitive thoughts and impulsivity levels respectively. Regression analyses were used for data analysis. Statistical findings revealed a significant positive effect of neuroticism on overall metacognitive thoughts. According to statistical analysis, there was a predictive effect of non-planning subscale scores of impulsivity on cognitive awareness subscale scores of metacognition. Furthermore, there was statistically significant predictive effect of attention subscale scores of impulsivity on cognitive confidence subscale scores of metacognition scale. The results were discussed in accordance with the findings of the previous studies, and limitations of the present study and suggestions were provided for future studies. Keywords: metacognition, impulsivity, personality    

Forgiveness and Vengeance: The Mediating Role of Gratitude

2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seydi Ahmet Satici ◽  
Recep Uysal ◽  
Ahmet Akin
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the mediating role of gratitude on the relationship between forgiveness and vengeance. Participants were 331 university students (185 women, 146 men; ages 17 to 24 years), who completed a questionnaire package that includes the Vengeance Scale, the Trait Forgiveness Scale, and the Gratitude Questionnaire-Six Item Form. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that gratitude partially mediated the relationship between forgiveness and vengeance. The significance and limitations of the results were discussed.

scholarly journals The Contributions of Personality Traits and Emotional Intelligence to Intrapreneurial Self-Capital: Key Resources for Sustainability and Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annamaria Di Fabio ◽  
Donald Saklofske
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
University Students ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence

In the innovative research area of the psychology of sustainability and sustainable development, Intrapreneurial Self-Capital (ISC) constitutes a promising core of resources to face the challenges of the 21st century. This article presents two studies supporting the contribution of trait emotional intelligence to ISC beyond that explained by the three most quoted personality trait models. The Intrapreneurial Self-Capital Scale (ISCS), Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form (TEIQue-SF), Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ), Mini International Personality Item Pool Scale (Mini-IPIP), HEXACO-60, and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised Short Form (EPQ-RS) were administered to 210 first and second year university students (Study 1) and 206 university students in the last three years of undergraduate university studies (Study 2). Hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that Emotional Intelligence (EI) explained additional variance in ISC beyond that accounted for each of the three personality trait models for both samples. These results should encourage future research within a positive primary prevention perspective in the framework of the psychology of sustainability and sustainable development.

scholarly journals Aggression Among Offenders: The Complex Interplay by Grandiose Narcissism, Spitefulness, and Impulsivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1475-1492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guyonne Rogier ◽  
Alessia Marzo ◽  
Patrizia Velotti
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Impulsive Behavior ◽  
Grandiose Narcissism ◽  
Pathological Narcissism ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Aggression Questionnaire ◽  
Violent Offenses ◽  
Pathological Personality Traits

Impulsivity seems closely related to both narcissism and spitefulness as a potential common pathway by which these pathological personality traits lead to violence. We administered the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ), the Pathological Narcissism Inventory, the Spitefulness Scale, and the Impulsive Behavior Scale Short Form to a sample of individuals convicted of violent offenses ( n = 182) and a sample of community participants ( n = 203). Hierarchical regression analysis of the convicted sample showed that spitefulness predicted AQ scores positively and significantly beyond the roles of both pathological narcissism and impulsivity. Finally, mediation analyses showed that impulsivity partially mediated the relationships between aggression and both grandiose narcissism and spitefulness. Our results support the hypothesis that spitefulness plays an important role in the prediction of aggressiveness. Finally, impulsivity seems to be a central common variable that explains the relationship between pathological personality traits and aggressive behavior among individuals convicted of violent offenses.

scholarly journals The Influence of Smartphone Addiction, Personality Traits, Achievement Motivation on Problem-solving Ability of University Students

2022 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 05-16
Author(s):  
Yaozong Ran
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
University Students ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Short Version ◽  
The Social

This study aimed to analyze the relations between smartphone addiction, personality traits, achievement motivation and problem-solving ability and explore the influence of smartphone addiction, personality traits, achievement motivation on university students' problem-solving ability. 682 students (male = 227, female = 455) from a Chinese public university participated in the research voluntarily. Data were collected by the short-version of the smartphone addiction scale, the ten-item personality inventory, the achievement motives scale, and the social problem-solving inventory. The correlations and multiple hierarchical regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The results were as follows: Firstly, it was found that there was a significant negative correlation between smartphone addiction and achievement motivation and problem-solving ability, a significant positive correlation between achievement motivation and problem-solving ability, and a significant correlation between the factors of personality traits and smartphone addiction and problem-solving ability respectively. Secondly, it was found that emotional stability of personality traits, smartphone addiction and the "fear of failure" sub-dimensions of achievement motivation significantly explained problem-solving ability. Based on these research results, some suggestions were given for the improvement of the educational field.

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