The purpose of this study was to investigate the significant differences and relations of elementary schools¡¦ students¡¦ positive thinking, personality traits, and creativity. Five hundred and twenty-nine elementary schools¡¦ students were stratified random sampling from Kaohsiung City. All participants completed the instruments of The Elementary School Student Positive Thinking Scale (ESPTS), The Big Five Inventory and Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT). A confirmatory factor analysis, t-tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Pearson product-moment correlation were conducted to assess the similarities and differences among different background variables. The main findings were as follows: 1. Girls¡¦ positive thinking means was significantly higher than the boys. 2. The first born children¡¦s positive thinking mean score was significantly higher than the other born orders children. 3. Students who living with parents presented significantly higher positive thinking means than these students who living with grandparents or elder. 4. Children came from father with democratic practice presented significantly higher positive thinking scores than these children with authoritarian father practices. 5. Girls¡¦ mean score on Agreeableness and Openness was significantly higher than the boys. 6. The single child¡¦ mean on Openness presented significantly higher than the first-born children and later-born children 7. Fourth graders¡¦ mean on creativity-fluency and creativity-originality was significantly higher than the 6th graders. 9. The single child¡¦s creativity mean was significantly higher than the other born order children. 10. Students¡¦ life-satisfaction means score was significant correlation with Creativity score. 11. Students¡¦ positive thinking was significant correlation with their Big-five personality score. 12. Students¡¦ Extraversion and Openness means were significant correlation with their Creativity. Implications of these findings for classroom instructions and future related researches are discussed. Key Words: elementary school student; positive thinking; personality traits; creativity.

The purpose of this study in the empirical analysis by individual personality of the volunteer soldiers, and "Air Force Volunteer Soldiers" as a case study, research and analysis intention to affect the expiry of the statutory length of civilian service to stay in the camp of the period by thisempirical results, and then provide the relevant departments of the national army to refer.This research adopts the investigation method of the questionnaire to collect the data. Mainly regard "Air Force Volunteer Soldiers" as the research object. Because of the fewer number of volunteer officers and soldiers trained by the Air Force Aviation Technology School, and is subject to investigation to the time when the actual questionnaires, so the recovery of the questionnaire is 200.According to the results and findings, of study, sum up the conclusion as follows 1. Air Force Volunteer Soldiers with a high degree of personality for emotional stability. 2. Air Force Volunteer Soldiers in a high degree of organizational commitment. 3. Significant difference in the personality of different background Air Force Volunteer Soldiers. 4. Significant difference in the personality of different background Air Force Volunteer Soldiers. 5. Different background of the Air Force Volunteer Soldiers in degree of organizational commitment are significantly different. 6. Air Force Volunteer Soldiers between personality traits and organizational commitment were significantly related. 7. Air Force Volunteer Soldiers personality predict the organizational commitment.

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of attachment, personality traits, humor (humor styles and coping humor), intimacy, psychological problems on anger, on relationship and life satisfaction of individuals who are involved in romantic relationship. Attachment and personality traits are expected to be associated with each other and humor, intimacy and psychological problems, which are also expected to influence anger experience and expression. Anger is expected to effect life and relationship satisfaction. At the first phase Sternberg&rsquo / s Love Scale was translated to Turkish by using Relationship Happiness Scale. Data was gathered from 240 participants from different ages, cities, and soscio-economic status. Reliability and validity assessments were conducted for the whole scale and the subscales: intimacy, passion and commitment. At the second phase 519 subjects (married or dating) participated in the study. The participants were given Humor Styles Questionnaire, Coping Humor Questionnaire, Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised Version, Sternberg Triangular Love v Scale, State-Trait Anger Scale, Basic Personality Traits Inventory, Relationship Happiness Scale, Brief Symptoms Inventory and Life Satisfaction Scale. The results indicated that the proposed model had satisfactory fit expect effect of personality on humor and effect of attachment on anger. Positive personality traits did not have an effect on adaptive humor styles used whereas negative personlity traits affected maladaptive humor styles and attachment had a direct effect on anger. The results showed the importance of intimacy and maladaptive humor styles on relationship and life satisfaction. These results, the importance and effects of humor and intimacy in romantic relationships and therapeutic applications were discussed in the frame of relevant literature.

Global mobility of labor across national and cultural boundaries is increasing steadily as a trend for most contemporary large organizations. Working with people from different cultures, professionals or ethnic backgrounds may cause cultural impacts among organization, peers and subordinates. It is imperative for multinational companies to attract, select, develop, and retain expatriates via effective intercultural management. Moreover, it would facilitate the global economy while well-adjusted expatriates on their global assignments. If expatriate possess some special personality traits and cultural sensitivity to deal with the challenges in different cultures, it would develop their ability to adapt effectively across different cultures. Cultural Intelligence (CQ) is needed to manage the stress of culture shock and the consequent frustration and confusion that typically result from clashes of cultural differences (Ang, Earley & Tan, 2006). This study is to examine the how affiliating CQ and personality traits relate to expatriate cross-cultural adjustment. Data are collected from mailing and internet-based questionnaires. There are two types of respondents: Taiwanese expatriates in foreign countries and foreign expatriates stationed in Taiwan. 230 valid questionnaires were gathered and input into the analysis. By statistical analysis, we conclude major results as follows: 1. The personality trait of expatriate is positively related to cultural intelligence: Expatriates who possess the personality trait of Extraversion were related to all three facets of CQ (Cognitive CQ, Physical CQ and Motivational CQ). Based on this study, Extraversion is recommended for use in expatriate selection system. 2. The cultural intelligence of expatriate is positively related to cross-cultural adjustment: Cognitive CQ and Physical CQ are an individual¡¦s lead to better performance in adapting to General Adjustment and Work Adjustment. 3. A moderating effect of CQ on the relationship between personality trait and cross-cultural adjustment: This is encouraged to assess potential expatriates for these personality traits and cultural intelligence in assignment preview. 4. The personality traits of expatriate is negatively related to cross-cultural adjustment 5. The influence of expatriate¡¦s personal characteristics was partly supported.

Gottfredson and Hirschi's general theory of crime (1990) has received a great deal of empirical examination in the criminology, yet the application of this theory to white-collar crime offenders has not received a great deal of attention. Research that has been conducted in the realm of white-collar crime has yielded mixed support for low self-control in explaining such offenses (Simpson and Piquero, 2002; Reed and Yeager, 1996; Langton et al., 2006; Blickle, 2006). The current study seeks to supplement the literature by focusing not simply on the direct causal links between self-control and white-collar offending, but also exploring how attitudes play a role between self-control and intentions to engage in white-collar crime. Specifically, this study examines whether attitudes towards environmental offending mediate and moderate the relationship between self-control and intentions to engage in environmental white-collar crime. The results indicated that attitudes toward environmental offending did have a mediating effect, but the effect of attitudes did not significantly vary as a function of self-control. Subsequently, simple slopes analysis found that the effect of attitudes was only significant among those with average and high levels of self-control. Implications for the general theory of crime and future directions for white-collar crime research are discussed.

Previous research has suggested that there is a strong and positive relationship between being an entrepreneur and possessing a high degree of subjective well-being as well as job satisfaction. The big five personality traits have also been argued to be significantly related to both subjective well-being and job satisfaction. Little is however known if personality affects entrepreneurs and regular employees differently. In this paper the impact of personality traits on the cognitive part of subjective well-being as well as job satisfaction are investigated separately among entrepreneurs and regular employees. This is done through OLS-regressions using a Swedish nationally representative survey Employment, Material Resources, and Political Preferences (EMRAPP), where entrepreneurs were oversampled in order to be able to compare entrepreneurs (N = 2483) and regular employees (N = 2642). The findings suggest that there is no substantial difference between entrepreneurs and regular employees when looking at the relationship between personality traits and subjective well-being. Findings on job satisfaction on the other hand showed that the personality trait openness to experience had no impact on job satisfaction, and that the personality trait emotional stability (neuroticism reversed) was equally beneficial for both entrepreneurs and regular employees. Extraversion had a positive relationship with job satisfaction among both entrepreneurs and regular employees, although the relationship was twice as strong among entrepreneurs. The personality traits agreeableness and conscientiousness on the other hand were only related to job satisfaction among entrepreneurs. Personality traits are thus much more important for job satisfaction among entrepreneurs.

Tidigare forskning visar att personlighet har betydelse för individens stressupplevelse. Särskilt individer högt i Fem-Faktor modellens personlighesdimension neuroticism tenderar att upplevd högre stressnivåer än övriga fyra personlighetsdimensioner extraversion, samvetsgrannhet, öppenhet och sympatiskhet. Denna studie undersökte relationen mellan samtliga personlighetsdimensioner, samt en del övriga variabler, och stress. Detta skedde utifrån fyra frågeställning med fyra tillhörande hypoteser. 152 högskolestudenter deltog genom att besvara en enkät som bestod av översatta versioner av Shafer’s Five-Factor Personality Scale samt Cohen, Kamarck och Mermelsteins Perceived Stress Scale. Samt nio övriga bakgrundsvariabler. Insamlad data undersöktes med korrelationer, regressionsanalys, t-test och variansanalys. Resultatet visade, i linje med tidigare studier, att personlighet har betydelse för upplevd stress. Högt neurotiska individer upplever mest stress. I denna studie kunde 36 % av variationen i stressupplevelse förklaras av personlighet.

abstract: Color as a communication medium plays an important role in conveying meaning. It has been identified as a major element in marketing and advertising, and has shown to influence consumer's emotions (Labrecque & Milne, 2012). Despite the large volume of color-centered research, the literature on the subject remains largely abstract and unreliable. Academic research on the impact of color on brand personality it is still in its early stages of investigation, and therefore fragmented and inadequate. The goal of this study is to identify and visually represent patterns of association between colors and specific brand personality traits. We hypothesized that such patterns exist, although the exact associations are difficult to predict. If such patterns are found, they can assist in creating a valuable design tool with wide range of applications in product design, manufacturing, and marketing. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Human Systems Engineering 2017

In general, scholars agree that there are several contextual factors influencing immigrants in the UK to use alcohol and other drugs. Not much is known however about how and to what extend acculturative changes are influencing substance use in immigrants and members of minority ethnic groups. This study aims to develop a better understanding of the predictors of substance use by exploring the impact that acculturative changes have in patterns of substance use amongst Brazilian immigrants in the UK. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was adopted in a cross-national research sample compromised of Brazilian participants residing in the UK (n=164) and Brazilian participants residing in Brazil (n=161). Initially, quantitative analysis was carried out to explore country differences in types, frequency, and predictors of substance use. The quantitative analysis was followed by qualitative data collection to explore in-depth complex issues related to social and cultural factors that underlie the susceptibility of Brazilian immigrants to use alcohol and other drugs. Thematic Analysis was adopted to analyse the qualitative data. It was observed that Brazilians who had immigrated to the UK showed an overall increase in the frequency with which they used substances, however, significant differences were only found in recreational drug use, poly-substance use, and binge drinking. Such shifts were influenced by attitudes, values, and behavioural changes, and were strongly predicted by the stress caused by threat to cultural identity. Both drinking for social motives and gender differences predicted involvement in substance use in Brazilians in the UK and in Brazil, whereas resilience, impulsivity, positive and negative affect, and reasons for drinking motivated by conformity and coping where found to have no effect on patterns of substance use in either of the samples. Overall, it seems that, whilst Brazilians in the UK are motivated by negative reinforcement processes to use substances (e.g. coping), in Brazil participants are motivated by positive reinforcement processes (e.g. enhancement). High contact with both British and Brazilian cultures will only predict substance use when threat to cultural identity moderates this relationship. Brazilian immigrants new to the UK are at greater risk for substance use independent of any acculturative strategies or stresses. Length of residence in the UK does not predict the adoption of integration strategies and the stresses caused by acculturation can be experienced throughout the life course of the Brazilian immigrants in the UK.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility that the handwriting analysis of a particular group of individuals with homogeneous interests and abilities (mathematics majors, music majors, psychology majors, and education majors) could likewise identify and isolate a particular personality variable common to these individuals.