There is an increasing body of research investigating relationships between personality factors and crash involvement. This research estimates that personality factors account for about 10 to 20% of the variance in crashes. However, there are a number of limitations associated with this research. Most studies are cross-sectional or retrospective in design, are based on self-reported crashes or ...

Two hundred twenty-four first-degree relatives of patients with psychotic disorders were administered the Structured Interview for DSM-III Personality Disorders (SIDP) and completed a self-report instrument to assess dimensions of the five-factor model of personality. All of the DSM-III personality disorders were related to one or more dimensions of the five personality factors; however, the co...

what characteristics should an entrepreneur manager have? are the managers and entrepreneurs the same or different? how can the attitude and personality of an entrepreneur be identified? attitude assessment is one of the methods of recognizing behavioral aspects which are somewhat the origin of behaviors. based on the research conducted by researchers on entrepreneurs’ traits and their ensuing ...

Introduction: Mental health is a branch of science focused on promoting welfare, social welfare, and life health which is related to all periods (from birth to death) and aspects of life (family environment, school, university, appointment, and society). Personality is a collection of mental characteristics that consistently exists within individuals and influences their behaviors and thought...

background:   personality characteristics are important factors, which have significant effects on marital adjustment. since personality traits play silent roles in all aspects of human life, as well as social affairs, it can influence marital adjustment and living satisfaction. the present study investigated the role of personality trait dimensions and gender in predicting marital adjustment. ...

conclusions our study suggests that the personality traits of patients with ms and healthy individuals are not significantly different. patients with ms are likely to use the same coping strategies as healthy individuals, except in the subscale of distancing. results no significant differences in personality characteristics were observed between patients and healthy controls (all p > 0.05). onl...

BACKGROUND Tinnitus is a common and disturbing condition, reported by 10% to 20% of the general population. OBJECTIVE The authors sought to determine personality characteristics associated with tinnitus patients versus a control group of ear-nose-throat (ENT) patients without tinnitus. METHOD Adult chronic tinnitus sufferers (N=265) and ENT patients without tinnitus (N=265) participated in ...