BSc (Hons), MEd, PhD (Melbourne) MA, PhD (Delaware) DSc (Queensland) Professor Boyle has spent over three decades undertaking quantitative research in the field of psychometrics, as related to the measurement of individual differences in personality, intelligence, and motivation, as well as undertaking studies within the fields of neuropsychology, clinical psychology, and educational psychology. In more recent years, he has applied his extensive research skills to studies within the broad fields of medical/health psychology, and has undertaken many studies within the area of women's health. Lately, he has focused his attention more on research topics pertaining to men's health.
Articles
Circumcision-generated emotions bias medical literature (with George Hill), BJU International (2012)
The case for boosting infant male circumcision in the face of rising heterosexual transmission of HIV... and now the case against (with George Hill), Medical Journal of Australia (2011)
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In a recent editorial, Cooper and colleagues asserted that infant male circumcision reduces heterosexual (female-to-male)...
Sub-Saharan African randomised clinical trials into male circumcision and HIV transmission: Methodological, ethical and legal concerns (with George Hill), Journal of Law and Medicine (2011)
In 2007, WHO/UNAIDS recommended male circumcision as an HIV-preventive measure based on three sub-Saharan African...
Effects of nicotine administration via a sublingual tablet on arousal and verbal ability in non-smokers (with David Neumann, Ashley Sturm, and John Furedy), Australian journal of psychology (2010)
Tobacco smoking or nicotine administration on its own can influence cognitive task performance. This study...
Sex differences in verbal and visual-spatial tasks under different hemispheric visual-field presentation conditions (with David L. Neumann, John J. Furedy, and H. Rae Westbury), Perceptual and motor skills (2010)
This paper reports sex differences in cognitive task performance that emerged when 39 Australian university...
Book Chapters
Integrating intelligence and personality (with Elizabeth J. Austin, Gary Groth-Marnat, Gerald Matthews, Donald H. Saklofske, Vicki L. Schwean, and Moshe Zeidner), Integrative Assessment of Adult Personality (2011)
Current research in personality traits and individual differences, Personality and individual differences: Current directions (2010)
Personality traits have been a central part of the study of personality for 70 years...
Methods of personality assessment (with Edward Helmes), The Cambridge handbook of personality psychology (2009)
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This chapter cannot provide an exhaustive review of the many approaches to personality assessment that...
Contribution of Cattellian personality instruments (with Keith Barton), The Sage handbook of personality theory and assessment (2008)
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Raymond B. Cattell, PhD, DSc (London) was ranked among the top ten most...
Critique of the five-factor model of personality, The Sage handbook of personality theory and assessment (2008)
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Contemporary personality research generally adopts an interactionist model, whereby traits and situationally sensitive...
Conference Papers
Ending forced genital cutting of children and violation of their human rights: ethical, psychological and legal considerations, 6th International Symposium on Genital Integrity: Safeguarding fundamental human rights in the 21st century (2000)
Neonatal male circumcision has no medical indication, is non-therapeutic, and violates the child's right to...
Other
Review of the Personality Self-Portrait (Revised), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2007)
A review of the Personality Self-Portrait (Revised), a 107-item self-report questionnaire purported to measure 14...
Review of the International Personality Disorder Examination, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2007)
A review of the International Personality Disorder Examination, a multidimensional psychometric trait instrument intended for...
Review of the Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis (2002 Edition), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2007)
A review of the Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis (T-JTA) a 180-item questionnaire which has a long...
Review of the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2007)
A review of the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children, a multidimensional questionnaire intended for the...