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History of the Diagnosis of a Sexually Transmitted Disease is Linked to Normal Variation in Personality Traits [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction. Stable individual differences in personality traits have well-documented associations with various aspects of health. One of the health outcomes that directly depends on people's behavioral choices, and may therefore be linked to ...
Allik, Andres Metspalu, Anu Realo, Bjekic, Bogg, Connolly, Conrod, Costa, De Fruyt, De Genna, Deary, Distel, Ericksen, Fenton, Fenton, Goodwin, Hagger‐Johnson, Hagger‐Johnson, Harned, Hill, Hoyle, Jüri Allik, Kallasmaa, Kendler, Laisaar, Lykken, Malouff, Marrazzo, McCrae, McCrae, Mõttus, O'Connor, O'Connor, René Mõttus, Riemann, Roberts, Schmitt, Schmitt, Sherman, Sutin, Terracciano, Trobst, Tõnu Esko   +42 more
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Re‐thinking teachers' professional development: An analysis of National Professional Qualifications for school leaders in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article considers how teachers' professional development could be redeveloped to help address the current crisis in teacher recruitment and retention by offering greater intellectual rigour and more opportunities for intellectual growth. Our analysis is focused on the UK government's current policy for leadership development in schools in
Mark Innes, Elizabeth Gregory, Louisa Dawes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Personality Dimensions and Attributional Styles in Individuals with and without Gender Dysphoria [PDF]

, 2018
This research investigates personality dimensions and attributional styles among individuals with and without gender dysphoria in relationship to gender, educational level, and ethnicity.
Khodarahimi, Siamak, Ovejero Bruna, Maria Mercedes, Veiskarami, Hassan Ali   +2 more
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Antecedents of personality disorder in childhood and adolescence: toward an integrative developmental model [PDF]

, 2014
Antecedents of personality disorder in childhood and adolescence have been a neglected area in official taxonomies of mental disorders such as the International Classification of Diseases or the different editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
De Clercq, Barbara, De Fruyt, Filip
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Between public service and market: Portraying the bifront university in a platformized world

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper contributes to the international debate on the changes affecting recruitment and orientation processes toward higher education. Based on qualitative research involving 19 Italian public universities, the study analyses the transformations in communication, recruitment and orientation activities within platformization and increasing ...
Marco Pitzalis, Ciro Cangiano, Alessandro Lovari   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Big Five Personality Traits as Predictors of Subjective Well-Being in Peruvian University Students: Cultural Differences

SAGE Open
This study examines the influence of personality traits on subjective well-being in 414 Peruvian university students from two different cultural groups, among which 203 belong to a region characterized by collectivist cultural values and 211 are part of ...
Claudia Terukina-Sakihara, Camila Camero-Callo, Ronald Castillo-Blanco, Susana K. Lingán-Huamán   +3 more
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Why we age

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Three categories of explanations exist for why we age: mechanistic theories, which omit reference to evolutionary forces; weakening force of selection theories, which posit that barriers exist that prevent evolutionary forces from optimising fitness in ageing; and optimisation theories, which posit that evolutionary forces actually select for ...
Michael S. Ringel
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of Personality Traits and Domain Knowledge on the Quality of Decision-Making in Engineering Design

Applied Sciences
In engineering design, the decision-making process holds significant importance as it plays an important role in determining the outcomes of a task.
Muhammad Ahmad, Guoxin Wang
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The impact of urbanisation on social behaviour: a comprehensive review

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urbanisation is a key driver of global environmental change and presents animals with novel stressors and challenges. It can fundamentally influence social behaviour and has the potential to reshape within‐ and between‐species social interactions. Given the role of social behaviour in reproductive fitness and survival, understanding how social
Avery L. Maune, Barbara A. Caspers, Isabel Damas‐Moreira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The dimensions of personality in humans and other animals: A comparative and evolutionary perspective [PDF]

, 2000
This paper considers the structure and proximate mechanisms of personality in humans and other animals. Significant similarities were found between personality structures and mechanisms across species in at least two broad traits: Extraversion and ...
Budaev, Dr. Sergey
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