Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-134). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2001. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-134). Also available on the Internet.

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Thesis (M.Sc.) - Carleton University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-81). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph.D. in counseling)--Liberty University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.

La présente étude vise à déterminer si les couples se composent d’individus dont les traits de personnalité sont similaires ou complémentaires et à observer la relation entre ces appariements et la satisfaction conjugale. De plus, elle différencie les appariements de traits de personnalité fonctionnels des appariements de traits dysfonctionnels selon des critères théoriques et empiriques (Bégin, Sabourin, Lussier & Wright, 1997). Nous examinons aussi le lien entre ces appariements et la désunion. Un échantillon de 312 couples mariés ou cohabitant a complété l’Inventaire de personnalité NEO-FFI (Costa & McCrae, 1991) et l’Échelle d’ajustement dyadique (Spanier, 1976). Les résultats démontrent que les couples dont les traits de personnalité sont similaires sont plus fréquents que ceux dont les traits sont complémentaires. Les couples similaires ne diffèrent pas des couples complémentaires sur les dimensions de l’ajustement dyadique soit le consensus, l’expression affective, la satisfaction et la cohésion. Par contre, les couples similaires fondés sur des traits de personnalité fonctionnels ont un niveau d’ajustement dyadique plus élevé que les couples similaires basés sur des traits dysfonctionnels. Finalement, le type d’appariement ne prédit pas la désunion.

Cette étude longitudinale sur 6 semaines a pour objectif d’évaluer la contribution de l’activité occupationnelle sur l’amélioration en psychothérapie en considérant les traits de personnalité du Big Five auprès d’une clientèle souffrant de troubles de la personnalité (TP) suivie dans un programme d’hôpital de jour. L’échantillon d’intérêt se compose de 211 participants souffrant d’un TP et référés dans un programme d’hôpital de jour à la suite d’un épisode de crise ayant nécessité une consultation à l’urgence. Malgré les constats de la littérature, les résultats de cette recherche ne permettent pas d’observer de différence statistiquement significative sur l’amélioration en psychothérapie entre les participants avec une activité occupationnelle comparativement à ceux sans activité occupationnelle. De plus, aucun des cinq traits de la personnalité du modèle des Big Five n’est associé à l’amélioration thérapeutique. Par ailleurs, des effets d’interaction sont observés entre le statut occupationnel et les traits de personnalité pour prédire l’amélioration durant le suivi. D’abord, les participants sans activité occupationnelle qui rapportent un degré élevé d’Ouverture à l’expérience s’améliorent davantage en ce qui a trait à leurs difficultés interpersonnelles en cours du suivi. De plus, un degré élevé de Conscience chez les participants sans activité occupationnelle est associé à une moins bonne amélioration quant à leurs symptômes de détresse en cours de suivi alors qu’il est associé à une plus forte amélioration des symptômes chez les participants avec une activité occupationnelle. Les études futures devraient répliquer le protocole employé dans le présent mémoire auprès d’un échantillon plus large, en documentant les motifs de consultation ainsi que les raisons de l’abandon thérapeutique. / The objective of this 6 weeks longitudinal study is to assess the contribution of occupational activity on improvement in psychotherapy, considering the Big Five personality traits of the Big Five in a clientele suffering from personality disorders (PD) followed in a day hospital treatment program. The sample of interest consists of participants with PD and referred to a day hospital program following a crisis episode requiring an emergency visit. Despite the findings in the literature, the results of this research do not demonstrate a statistically significant difference in the improvement in psychotherapy between participants with an occupational activity compared to those without occupational activity. In addition, none of the Big Five model's five personality traits were associated to therapeutic improvement. However, interaction effects were observed between occupational status and personality traits to predict improvement during treatment. First, participants without occupational activity who report a high degree of Openness to the experience improved more in terms of their interpersonal difficulties during follow-up. In addition, a high degree of Consciousness in participants without occupational activity is associated with less improvement in their distress symptoms during the follow-up, while it is associated with a greater improvement in symptoms in participants with an occupational activity. Future studies should replicate the protocol used in this master's thesis with a larger sample, documenting the reasons for consultation as well as the reasons for discontinuing treatment.

Effective leadership, ethical leadership, and leadership emergence have been extensively researched, but there remains a lack of research on the relationship between the big 5 personality traits and authentic leadership. This quantitative study was based on the empirical principles of the big 5 model and guided by the big 5 theory. In addition, this research asked if there was a relationship between the big 5 model and authentic leadership, and which combination of the 5 personality traits best predict authentic leadership. Fifty-five adult participants, employed in various corporations, were recruited from a convenience sample. They rated their leaders by completing an Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, the NEO Five-Factor Inventory-3, and a demographic questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression analyses and the results showed that the big 5 personality model explained 46.9% of the variance (F (5, 49) = 8.65, p < .001. Conscientiousness positively (β = 0.40, p = .003) correlated with authentic leadership while neuroticism was inversely (β = -0.04, p = .046) correlated. These 2 traits best predicted authentic leadership and provided the strongest correlation. Extraversion (β = -.04, p = .739) and openness-to-experience (β = .25, p = .080) were non-significant traits. In the Pearson Correlation analysis, agreeableness had a weak inverse correlation with authentic leadership, (r (53) = -0.30, p = .027), and contributed 8.9% of the variance in predicting authentic leadership. Conscientious leaders with low level of neuroticism, who practice authentic leadership, will bring about positive social change by reducing unethical practices, improving communication with employers, employees, and consumers, and improving employee morale.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-115).

Text in Afrikaans / The goal of the research is to explore the personality profile of aggressive victims of bullying in a special school. Qualitative, applied research of an explorative and descriptive nature was followed. In order to address the problem, namely that the personality profile of children can lead to aggressive victims, the researcher undertook a literature study to describe bullying in middle childhood with the focus on aggressive victims, the Five Factor Model of Personality, bullying in special schools and organismic selfregulation within Gestalt therapy. The researcher's knowledge of the Five Factor Model of Personality enabled her to compile the interview schedules for the semi-structured interviews. Purposeful sampling was conducted to identify respondents for the interviews. The interviews were conducted with four aggressive victims of bullying, their parents, as well as their class teachers. During the analysis of data, themes were identified. These themes were verified with literature and recommendations were made. / Social work / M.Diac.(Play therapy)