The role of criminal cognitions and personality traits in non-violent recidivism: Empirical investigation within a prison sample [PDF]
The observation that many offenders re-engage in crime following their initial incarceration, and the effect this crime has on the prison system and society in general, has lead criminologists to investigate the factors that are associated with re ...
Boduszek, Daniel+2 more
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Abstract Divergent thinking (DT) is an important constituent of creativity that captures aspects of fluency and originality. The literature lacks multivariate studies that report relationships between DT and its aspects with relevant covariates, such as cognitive abilities, personality traits (e.g. openness), and insight. In two multivariate studies (N
S. Weiss+6 more
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Influence of Online Forums on Customers’ Buying Decisions: A Machine Learning Approach
Online forums are becoming increasingly important in influencing customers’ buying decision process, hence understanding customers’ likelihood to rely on online forums while making buying decisions is of major concern for marketers.
Agarwal Reeti, Mehrotra Ankit
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Do Sojourn Effects on Personality Trait Changes Last? A Five‐Year Longitudinal Study
Abstract This study examined sojourners' long‐term personality trait changes over five years, extending previous research on immediate sojourn effects. A sample of German students (N = 1095) was surveyed thrice (T1–T3) over the course of an academic year.
Julia Richter+4 more
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How HEXACO personality traits predict different selfie-posting behaviors among adolescents and young adults [PDF]
Selfies are usually defined as self-portrait photos shared on social networks. Recent studies investigated how personality traits, and specifically narcissism, can be associated to different kinds of selfies. The HEXACO model, a new theory on personality
Baiocco, Roberto+5 more
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Developing Knowledge Creation Capability: The Role of Big-Five Personality Traits and Transformational Leadership [PDF]
Current research aims to develop and test a conceptual framework that poses attention to individuals‟ personality as a potential predictor of their knowledge creation capability, considering the mediating effect of transformational leadership ...
Umer Ayub, Fizza Kanwal, A Rashid Kausar
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Relationship between extraversion and tobacco smoking among high school students
Background: There is limited information about the relationship between extraversion, as a personality trait, and the modes of tobacco smoking. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between extraversion and cigarette and water-pipe ...
Hadi Pashapour+3 more
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Abstract This study explored the validity of person judgements by targets and their acquaintances (‘informants’) in longitudinally predicting a broad range of psychologically meaningful life experiences. Judgements were gathered from four sources (targets, N = 189; and three types of informants, N = 1352), and their relative predictive validity was ...
Nele M. Wessels+3 more
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Corrective feedback and personality types: An investigation of their effect on grammatical accuracy [PDF]
Corrective feedback studies have proved more useful when coupled with a consideration of personality type factors. This study compared the effects of two different corrective feedback (CF) treatments on 60 Iranian learners’ use of past tense.
Reza Abdi, Ali Mohammadi Darabad
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The Impact of Personality Trait on Final-Year Students’Flourishing: A Path-Analysis Approach
An individual’s personality influences flourishing. Therefore, this study purposed to determine the influence of personality traits on the flourishing of final-year students. This data was collected using the PERMA-Profiler and Big Five Inventory.
Arifah Nur Mahmudah+1 more
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