Elucidating Personality Traits

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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...

 

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Editors’ introduction: Contemporary perspectives on the psychology of individual differences. (with Donald H. Saklofske), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2004)
 

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The enriched behavioral prediction equation and its impact on structured learning and the dynamic calculus (with Raymond B. Cattell and David Chant), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2002)

This theoretical note describes an expansion of the behavioral prediction equation, in line with the...

 

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Psychometric appraisal of Eysenck's revised Psychoticism scale: a cross-cultural study (with Generos Ortet, Manuel I. Ibanez, Micaela Moro, and Fernando Silva), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (1999)

Psychometric characteristics of Eysenck's revised P scale were studied in a cross-cultural research. The Spanish...

 

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Schizotypal Personality Traits: An Extension of Previous Psychometric Investigations, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (1998)

In an exploratory scale factor analysis of the Combined Schizotypal Traits Questionnaire, Claridge et al....

 

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Personality and employee selection: credibility regained (with Cynthia Fisher), School of Business Discussion Papers (1997)

Conceptual and methodological advances on both the predictor and criterion side and several influential meta-analytic...

 

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The factor structure of "schizotypal" traits: A large replication study. (with G. Claridge, C. McCreery, O. Mason, R. Bentall, P. Slade, and D. Popplewell), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (1996)

The heterogeneity of schizotypal traits, suggested in previous research, was further investigated in a sample...

 

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Measurement and statistical models in the study of personality and intelligence.  (with Lazar Stankov and Raymond B. Cattell), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (1995)
 

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Models and Paradigms in Personality and Intelligence Research (with Lazar Stankov and Raymond B. Cattell), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (1995)

Psychology is distinguished from its brethren sciences of biology and sociology in that its main...

 

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Does item homogeneity indicate internal consistency or item redundancy in psychometric scales? , Personality and Individual Differences (1991)

The term ‘internal consistency’ has been used extensively in classical psychometrics to refer to the...

 

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Re-examination of the major personality-type factors in the Cattell, Comrey and Eysenck scales: Were the factor solutions by Noller et al. optimal?, Personality and Individual Differences (1989)

A recent higher-order factor analysis of the Cattell, Comrey and Eysenck personality scales by Noller,...

 

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A Conjoint dR-Factoring of the 8SQ/DES-IV Multivariate Mood-State Scales., Australian Journal of Psychology (1987)

Two of the best multivariate mood-state scales are the Differential Emotions Scale (DES-IV) and the...

 

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Psychopathological depression superfactors in the Clinical Analysis Questionnaire., Personality and Individual Differences (1987)

In the area of psychometric measurement of depression, the most comprehensive multidimensional instrument is the...

 

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Self‑report measures of depression: Some psychometric considerations., British Journal of Clinical Psychology (1985)

This paper examines some aspects of the psychometric adequacy of existing self-report depression measures, so...

 

Validating Personality Traits

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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...

 

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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...

 

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Personality measurement and testing: An overview (with Gerald Matthews and Donald H. Saklofske), The Sage handbook of personality theory and assessment (2008)

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Technically, there are very few actual 'tests' of personality- the Objective-Analytical Battery being...

 

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Personality theories and models: An overview (with Gerald Matthews and Donald H. Saklofske), The Sage handbook of personality theory and assessment (2008)

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The thesis of these volumes is that the study of personality traits has...

 

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Schizotypal personality models (with Melissa J. Green and Adrian Raine), The Sage handbook of personality theory and assessment (2008)

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This chapter will provide an outline of the historical development of the schizotypy...

 

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Simplifying the Cattellian psychometric model, The Sage handbook of personality theory and assessment (2008)

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This chapter concerns the scientific analysis of individual differences in human psychological functioning...

 

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A first survey of the similarity of personality and motivation prediction of "In Situ" and experimentally controlled learning, by structured learning theory (with Raymond B. Cattell), Australian Psychologist (1987)

Cumulative studies show the prediction of school achievement from personality and dynamic traits to exceed...

 

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Critical review of state-trait curiosity test development, Motivation and Emotion (1983)

State-trait research offers good prospects for new insights into human curiosity. It has already generated...

 

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Report order in tachistoscopic recognition, Australian Journal of Psychology (1975)

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Report order was investigated using tachistoscopically exposed random letter arrays. No significant interaction between report...

 

Clinical/Medical/Health/Psychology Studies

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Circumcision of Healthy Boys: Criminal Assault? (with J. Steven Svoboda, Christopher P. Price, and J. Neville Turner), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2007)

Although a number of Australian jurisdictions have acted to outlaw female genital cutting, equal protection...

 

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Sexually dimorphic effects of acute nicotine administration on arousal and visual-spatial ability in non-smoking human volunteers (with David L. Neumann, Zoë T. Fitzgerald, and John J. Furedy), Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior (2007)

The effect of an acute administration of nicotine on arousal and visual-spatial ability in healthy...

 

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Psychological status of former refugee detainees from the Woomera Detention Centre now living in the Australian community. (with Farahnaz Sobhanian, Mark Bahr, and Tindaro Fallo), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2006)

The impact of detention on psychological status, and quality of life was examined in a...

 

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Circumcision in adults: effect on sexual function, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2004)

[Extract] Senkul et al(1) reported no adverse effect of male circumcision upon male sexual response....

 

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Male circumcision and risk of HIV-1 infection, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2004)

The probability of acquiring HIV-1 is a function of exposure to risk and the likelihood...

 

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Issues associated with the introduction of circumcision into a non-circumcising society, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2003)
 

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Effects of male circumcision on female arousal and orgasm (with Gillian A. Bensley), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2003)
 

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Relationship of humour to health: A psychometric investigation (with Jeanne M. Joss-Reid), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2002)

The effects of humour on health were investigated using a sample of 504 individuals comprising...

 

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Male circumcision: pain, trauma, and psychosexual sequelae (with Ronald Goldman, J. Steven Svoboda, and Ephrem Fernandez), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2002)

Infant male circumcision continues despite growing questions about its medical justification. As usually performed without...

 

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Adverse Sexual and Psychological Effects of Male Infant Circumcision (with Gillian A. Bensley), Psychological Reports (Missoula) (2001)

A survey of the female and gay sexual partners of circumcised and genitally intact men...

 

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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...

 

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Neonatal Circumcision: Its Long Term Harmful Effects (with Tracey Gemmell), Understanding Circumcision: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to a Multi-Dimensional Problem (2000)

A circumcised male has been deprived of a highly specialized, sensitive and erogenous part of...

 

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Physical, Sexual and Psychological Effects of Male Infant Circumcision: an Exploratory Survey (with Gillian A. Bensley), Understanding Circumcision: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to a Multi-Dimensional Problem (2000)

Circumcised and genitally intact men, as well as female and gay partners having sexual experience...

 

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Ritual and Medical Circumcision among Filipino boys: Evidence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (with Samuel Ramos), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2000)

A total of 3,253 boys aged 11 to 16 years took part in this study...

 

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The interaction of psychosocial and physical risk factors in the causation of mammary cancer, and its prevention through psychological methods of treatment. (with R. Grossarth-Maticek, H. J. Eysenck, J. Heep, S. D. Costa, and I. J. Diel), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (1999)

Some 8059 healthy women (mean age 58 yrs) were studied in 1973, with the aim...

 

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Method of test administration as a factor in test validity: the use of a personality questionnaire in the prediction of cancer and coronary heart disease (with R. Grossarth-Maticek and H. J. Eysenck), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (1995)

This study examines the predictive accuracy of four different methods of administration of a questionnaire...

 

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Aerobic exercise, mood states and menstrual cycle symptoms (with Julie A. Aganoff), Humanities & Social Sciences papers (1994)

This study examined the effects of regular, moderate exercise on mood states and menstrual cycle...

 

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Shortened halstead category test, Australian Psychologist (1975)

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The Halstead Category Test (HCT) is burdened by excessive length and time of administration....

 

Book Review

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Review of B. A. Maher & W. B. Maher's (1986) Progress in experimental personality research., Australian Journal of Psychology (1988)
 

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Review of the (1985) Standards for educational and psychological testing: AERA, APA and NCME., Australian Journal of Psychology (1987)
 

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Review of R. B. Cattell's (1983) Structured personality‑learning theory: A wholistic multivariate research approach., Australian Journal of Psychology. (1985)
 

Psychological Test Reviews

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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...

 

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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...

 

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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...

 

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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...

 

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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): Some Psychometric Limitations, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (1995)

The present paper critically reviews the psychometric adequacy of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Although...

 

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Circumcision-generated emotions bias medical literature (with George Hill), BJU International (2012)
 

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...

 

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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...

 

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...

 

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An overview of contemporary personality assessment, Humanities & Social Sciences papers (2007)

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While many personality instruments have been constructed, questions remain as to their predictive validity (Boyle...

 

Affective and evaluative descriptors of pain in the McGill pain questionnaire: Reduction and reorganization (with Ephrem Fernandez), The psychology of individual differences (2004)

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The language of pain offers important clues to a person's pain and suffering,...

 

An empirical study of the diathesis-stress theory of disease (with R. Grossarth-Maticek and H. J. Eysenck), The psychology of individual differences (2004)

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In this study, we have looked at the long-term health effects of a...

 

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Self-report measures of depression, The psychology of individual differences (2004)

This paper examines some aspects of the psychometric adequacy of existing self-report depression measures, so...

 

Discriminant validity of the Illness Behavior Questionnaire and Million Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III in a heteregenous sample of psychiatric outpatients (with Loick Le Déan), Journal of clinical psychology (2000)

The discriminant validity of measures of abnormal illness behaviors and psychopathology was examined in three...

 

Six-month prevalence of phobic symptoms in Iceland: An epidemiological postal survey (with Eiríkur Örn Arnarson and Ása Gudmundsdóttir), Journal of clinical psychology (1998)

An epidemiological questionnaire survey of the prevalence of various types of phobias was undertaken among...

 

Effects of menstrual cycle moods and symptoms on academic performance: A study of senior secondary school students, British journal of educational psychology (1997)

Background: Menstrual cycle moods and symptoms may well play a discernible role in the academic...

 

A structural model of the dimensions of teacher stress (with Mark G. Borg, Joseph M. Falzon, and Anthony J. Baglioni Jr.), British journal of educational psychology (1995)

A comprehensive survey of teacher stress, job satisfaction and career commitment among 710 full-time primary...

 

Utility of the School Motivation Analysis Test in predicting second language acquisition (with Viki Houndoulesi), British journal of educational psychology (1993)

The School Motivation Analysis Test (SMAT) is a 190-item, objective (T-data), multidimensional instrument for measuring...