In this meta-analytic review, Hans J. Eysenck’s theory of criminality (Eysenck, 1964, 1977) serves as a theoretical framework for examining the relations between higher order personality dimensions and antisocial behavior (ASB). The three higher order dimensions examined are referred to as extraversion/sociability, neuroticism/emotionality, and impulsivity/disinhibition (see Sher & Trull, 1994)...

BACKGROUND In the study of enterprising personality, there are two main approaches, the utilization of general personality traits, such as Big Five, and the use of more specific traits. The aim of the present work is to develop and validate a new measurement instrument that will permit a rigorous assessment of the basic traits of enterprising personality in young people. METHOD A sample of 2,...

Objectives: To evaluate personality dimensions especially emotional dysregulation (ED), in adults with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and to investigate differences in ADHD types and ED between patients and controls. Method: We performed a cross-sectional study of patients with ADHD and controls. The study population comprised 78 outpatients attending Arganda Mental Health ...

Results: First, personality disorder is a form of mental disorder and, therefore, should be classified as a single diagnostic entity on Axis I along with other mental disorders. A preliminary definition of personality disorder as a tripartite failure involving the self system, kinship relationships, and societal relationships is proposed. The evidence suggests that this definition can be transl...

Although automatic personality analysis has been studied extensively in recent years, it has not yet been adopted for real time applications and real life practices. To the best of our knowledge, this demonstration is a first attempt at predicting the widely used Big Five personality dimensions and a number of social dimensions from nonverbal behavioural cues in real-time. The proposed system a...

Background: Quality of life and family functioning is affected by several psychological factors, of which personality traits can be noted as the most important ones. This research aimed to investigate the role of personality traits in predicting family functioning and quality of life among nurses in the city of Shiraz from 2017 to 2018. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-correlational stu...

BACKGROUND Personality traits and schizophrenia present gender differences; however, gender has not been considered in most studies on personality and schizophrenia. This study aims to identify the different personality dimensions of schizophrenia patients and healthy control subjects by gender and to explore the relationship between personality dimensions and illness severity variables by anal...