Although classified as an extreme sport, recreational scuba diving differs substantially from other forms of extreme sport. As a result, several researchers have theorized that scuba divers would display unique personality traits but little research has thus far been conducted regarding the issue. Previous investigations tended to group participants of different types of extreme sports together...

The use of personality inventories has been limited because their cost and the length. To overcome these limitations, this study created Personality Identity Estimator (PIE), an easy-to-use inventory to estimate types that can be used at no cost. PIE is a categorical containing 12 items with 3 for each 4 personality-type dimensions in Jungian theory. A sample 1,104 was create PIE. Validity esta...

Through insights gained from the clinical study of patients, two broad personality types are distinguished'-the introverted and the extraverted. In the introduction to "Psychological Types," the theory is stated; the method to be followed to understand them is described; and, the definition, characteristics and effects of these two personality types are summarized. For the introverted personali...

INTRODUCTION The problem of high levels of stress among medical students is a real problem and its prevalence and mechanisms have not yet been fully explored. It was found that there are only a few publications concerning the influence of urban and rural settings of the medical students in relation to stress, coping styles and personality tendencies. AIM Analysis of the coping mechanisms and ...

This study explored the relationship between vocabulary learning strategies and learner variables of Iranian learners of English as a foreign Language (EFL) with special reference to their personality types to examine what implications these associations have for teaching EFL. It tried to find any possible relation between vocabulary learning strategies use of Iranian EFL students and two perso...

Dispersal is a fundamental life-history trait for many ecological processes. Recent studies suggest that dispersers, in comparison to residents, display various phenotypic specializations increasing their dispersal inclination or success. Among them, dispersers are believed to be consistently more bold, exploratory, asocial or aggressive than residents. These links between behavioural types and...

In any group of subjects to whom the Allport Test for Measuring Ascendance-Submission has been given there are frequently found individuals whose personality types seem to be in sharp contrast with the types indicated by the scores made on the Allport Test. Such discrepancies between estimates and scores seem to indicate a possible divergence between the possession of certain personality traits...

Organizational researchers continually strive to establish models and patterns to predict the behavior of employees within the organizational context. However, much of this research relating to personality types has been conducted in silos. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to explore the relationships among Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, A/B Personality Types, and Locus of Control. Data were ...

BACKGROUND Individuals with certain personality disorders, especially the antisocial and borderline personality disorders, are more prone to substance use disorders. OBJECTIVES Regarding the importance of substance use disorders, this study aimed to explore the association between personality disorders and types of used drugs (narcotics and stimulants) in Iranian male substance users. PATIE...