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Student Attitudes Towards Drinking Behaviors [PDF]
, 2014 The literature is relatively inconclusive regarding predictors of alcohol use; while some studies have demonstrated an association between high levels of social interaction and increased alcohol use, others have shown that a lack of social support is ...
Gaines, Laura
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Three religious orientations and five personality factors : an exploratory study among adults in England [PDF]
, 2010 In order to explore the power of the five factor model of personality to explain individual differences recorded on measures of the three religious orientations, a sample of 198 adults in England completed established measures of the three religious ...
Clarke, Rachel +4 more
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Autism Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The extreme male brain (EMB) hypothesis posits that autism risk is mediated by high systemizing and low empathizing. This hypothesis has accrued extensive support, but the degree to which it applies in females compared to males, and the relative extent to which autism is associated with empathizing compared to systemizing, is unclear ...
Cory Szakal, Bernard Crespi
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Study addiction - a new area of psychological study: conceptualization, assessment, and preliminary empirical findings [PDF]
, 2015 Aims: Recent research has suggested that for some individuals, educational studying may become compulsive and excessive and lead to ‘study addiction’.
Andreassen, CS +3 more
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Autism Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Given the elevated rates of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and nonsuicidal self‐injury (NSSI) in autistic adults, we examined whether autism‐informed traits and transdiagnostic personality tendencies jointly relate to these outcomes.
Aliona Tsypes +6 more
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The relationship between attentional processing of emotional information and personality : a comparison between older and younger adults [PDF]
, 2019 Older adults have been found to focus more on positive and less on negative information compared to younger adults. Yet, results on this attentional positivity effect are inconsistent.
De Raedt, Rudi +3 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract All children should have access to quality education through a child‐centred pedagogy. An inclusive, child‐centred pedagogy uses a strength‐based view of children that recognises each child as unique and competent, providing children with multiple opportunities to explore and learn at their own pace.
Katherine Gulliver
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The Chernyshenko Conscientiousness Scales [PDF]
Assessment, 2015 The current research sought to validate the Chernyshenko Conscientiousness Scales (CCS), a novel measure designed to assess six facets of conscientiousness. Data from 7,569 U.S. participants and 649 U.K. participants were analyzed to assess the internal reliability and factorial structure of the scales.
Green, J A +3 more
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A Multiple Regression Analysis of Personality’s Impact on Actuarial Exam Performance [PDF]
, 2011 Existing literature indicates that there is some connection between personality and both academic and work-related performance. The author\u27s intent for the research described herein is to explore this connection for students majoring in actuarial ...
Ciaffone, Matthew
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Exploring personality traits and mental toughness in early career teachers in England
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract While some teachers thrive, in similar circumstances other teachers encounter considerable difficulties. This is particularly concerning in England, where high numbers of teachers with five or fewer years' experience leave the profession to take another job outside of teaching, and pupil numbers are outpacing teacher numbers (Bryan & Price ...
Joanne E. Taberner, Sarah MacQuarrie
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