Twenty-one individuals diagnosed as having borderline personality disorder were studied to determine Jungian psychological type. All respondents were recruited through therapists working in the Tucson, Arizona area. Therapists were employed in both private and public mental health care sectors. The respondents were largely female (N = 19) white, and non-married. Due to the large percentage of females, only the female portion of the sample was used for comparison with other, all female populations. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Form F was used to determine psychological type. Respondents showed a higher incidence of introverted and intuitive types when compared to groups representing the general population. Compared to groups representing inpatient psychiatric populations, the study sample showed a larger incidence of intuitive types.

Childhood sexual abuse of adult men has brought many adulthood clinical manifestations and issues, with several of them being tied to male sexuality. Two groups (N = 11) of adult men, heterosexual (N = 9) and homosexual (N = 2), were compared to each other across several variables, noting any differences or similarities. The Kinsey Heterosexual - Homosexual scale, the Bem Sex-Role Inventory, and a sexual abuse questionnaire were used to obtain information about the sexual orientation, present sex role identities, and past abuse experiences. The descriptive results suggested several trends indicating differences between sex role identification when compared to the average severity of sexual abuse factors experienced. Also, significant differences were found when t-tests and a one way A-NOVA were performed to compare the groups, sex roles, and Bem A and Bem B and Bem Differences. Recommendations for future research are outlined.

<p> Attribution is an essential element of human interaction. Attribution theory deals with the processes by which people form causal explanations of human behaviors (Heider, 1958). The goal of this research is to address gaps in our current understanding of attribution by clearly segregating a target person's perceived intentions from her situation and behavior. We aim to accomplish this goal by testing whether motive attributions are made based on the traits of targets, and by examining the concurrent effect of motive and trait information on attribution processes. Experiment 1 examined how people make trait attributions based on motives. I employed the Multiple Inference Model (MIM; Reeder, 2004) to further examine and clarify the role of perceived intention in attribution, and showed that multiple inferences influence attributions. In Experiment 2, I tested motive attributions based on confluence theory (Trafimow, 2009), thus reversing the direction of the attribution process (i.e., traits to motives). Results revealed that motive attributions were not made, suggesting that the attributional process cannot be reversed. Finally, and most significantly, the goal of Experiment 3 was to combine Experiments 1 and 2 and explore how motives and traits jointly influence the attribution process. The results of Experiment 3 demonstrated the concurrent influence of traits, motives, situation and behavior on trait and motive attributions. Implications for future attribution research are discussed.</p>

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 40-07, Section: B, page: 3372. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1979.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 40-07, Section: B, page: 3363. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1979.

In order to determine whether complex, abstract concepts could be practically, and efficiently memorized using mnemonic memory aids compared to using a traditional, rote, repetition study method, a 2 x 3, one-way analysis of variance was used on a pre-post design comparing the performance of two groups, an experimental group, n = 15, and a control group, n = 15, on an immediate recall, and a 48 hour delayed recall memory test. The two groups were prison inmates who were divided into three levels of intelligence, bright-average, average, and dull-normal. Four dependent variables were used, a 20-word concrete list, a 20-word abstract list, 20 uncued biology definitions, and the same 20 biology definitions cued by the biology word. The experimental group was taught two mnemonic systems, (a Peg, and Loci system), and the control group practiced improving their memory using a traditional rote, repetition memory strategy (the Whole-Part method). / Results supported the primary research hypothesis. The experimental subjects recalled significantly more abstract words and cued biology concepts than the control subjects (p = .025, n = 15) on the immediate recall memory test. There was a nonsignificant difference between the two groups on the 48 hour delayed memory test. Overall, intelligence did not significantly influence recall in a consistent manner. / While research findings were significant in a statistical sense, the actual differences in recall between the experimental and control subjects were small, and relatively unstable, suggesting that significant amounts of time and practice would be required before mnemonic memory aids could be effectively used to memorize complex, abstract concepts in an applied setting. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, Section: B, page: 2499. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of aggressive, assertive, and submissive female confederates upon the behavior of dominant women in a dyadic decision-making exercise. The three primary dependent variables were communication, decision-making, and leadership behavior. Subjects were 60 undergraduate female volunteers who were selected on the basis of their dominance (Do) and dependency (Dy) scores on the MMPI. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions: a decision-making task with an aggressive, assertive, or submissive female confederate. Audiotapes of the discussion were analyzed using a modified version of the Allred Interaction Analysis (AIA) to classify communication into one of three categories: Horizontal (level), Vertical I (aggressive), and Vertical II (deferent or evasive). / A 1 x 3 block design was used in the analysis of the data. Collected data included a 15-minute audiotape of each dyadic decision-making interaction, a final joint list of five decisions for each dyad, and a coded notation by confederates of subjects' initiation or noninitiation of the discussion within the first 5 seconds. / Results from analyses of the communication variable indicated that subjects paired with a submissive female confederate used a significantly (p < .03) higher percentage of Horizontal statements than subjects paired with an aggressive female confederate. Subjects paired with an aggressive female confederate used a significantly (p < .03) higher percentage of Vertical II statements than subjects paired with a submissive female confederate. / Results from analyses of the decision-making variable indicated significant (p < .01) differences among groups in the frequency of subject versus confederate choice points for the two nonchallenged choices (first and third ranked ideas) and two of the three challenged choices (second and fourth ranked ideas). / There were no significant differences among groups with regard to the leadership variable. All 60 dominant female subjects initiated the discussion within the first 5 seconds. / Implications for further research in the area of dyadic interpersonal communication and decision-making were discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-02, Section: B, page: 0507. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.

Since there are no known instruments which assess work addiction, the Workaholic Adjective Checklist (WAC) (1992), was developed from an item pool of attributes reported in the literature. The WAC was used to identify constructs comprising the syndrome of workaholism, and to relate these constructs to the emotional characteristics of depression, anxiety and anger. Two hundred fifty-three college males, enrolled in an introductory psychology course, volunteered to take the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, 1978), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Form Y) (Spielberger, 1977), the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) (Spielberger, 1988), and the WAC. / These data were divided into subsets. Data for the first subset (n = 146) were used for further development of the WAC. Data for the second subset (n = 107) were reserved for hypotheses testing and cross validation. / Five orthogonal and independent constructs were identified through principle factoring with varimax rotation, and were labeled: Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive, Mania, Intolerance and Self-doubt. The factor structure was replicated on the second data subset and explained 74.1% of variance. Alpha coefficients varied from.61 to.83 with a mean of.71. / These five constructs were then regressed on the emotional characteristics of depression, state anxiety, trait anxiety, state anger and trait anger. Significant multiple R's (p $<$.001) were demonstrated on each analysis. Contrasts were also made between subjects who scored within the upper third and those who scored within the lower third of total scores on the WAC with respect to the above emotional characteristics. Significant differences were found between these two groups on all emotional characteristics except trait anger. / On an item in the WAC, which described attributes of workaholics, 17% of the subjects classified themselves as workaholic. Of these, 83.3% were correctly classified in a discriminate analysis using the WAC. Of those who did not classify themselves as workaholic, 88.8% were correctly classified. / These preliminary findings appear to have illuminated the syndrome of workaholism. Additionally, these findings should serve as a vehicle to pursue future research into the refinement and possible application of the WAC. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-01, Section: B, page: 0475. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.

Description and analysis of selection of sex offenders for treatment was accomplished through study of the operation of the mentally Disordered Sex Offender statute of Florida. This special statute for sex offenders has the following elements that are characteristic of modern sex offender statutes: (1) special treatment follows conviction and sentencing for sex crime; (2) Corrections retains custody of all sex offenders, even when they are in special treatment programs; (3) selection of sex offenders for treatment is accomplished by mental health personnel rather than by the court; (4) participation in treatment is voluntary; and (5) dangerousness is not a selection criterion. / Data were compiled concerning every sex offender (n = 1829) who was evaluated between January, 1979, and December, 1982. The goals were to describe the populations and processes, and to identify factors at four decision points that are related to selection for special treatment. Methods of statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, loglinear analysis, and stepwise logistic regression. / In brief, the findings of this study are: (1) the population of sex offenders screened in Florida is similar to sex offender populations described in other research; (2) selection of sex offenders for treatment is determined by the voluntariness of the offender, and transfer to treatment is controlled by administrative concerns, especially the length of sentence; (3) the selection of offenders for treatment is related to race, sex offense, history (prior sex offense or mental health treatment), and sentence biases at each point in the selection process; and (4) the average length of treatment under the current statute has decreased to six months, as compared to averages of 24 months and 20 months reported in other research (Forst, 1978; Monahan, 1974). / Discussion of the results include the following areas: a comparison of characteristics of the sample with certain myths about sex offenders; comments concerning the role of voluntariness in selection and treatment under Florida's special statute; the questionable benefits and problems involved in treatment of sex offenders; and whether any justification exists for the special treatment of sex offenders. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-11, Section: B, page: 3507. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.

The effect of reducing the interval between a patient's call for an appointment and the appointment itself was examined. Patients calling in to a Family Planning unit of a public health department were assigned appointments within one week of their call or to an appointment three weeks from the call date. Data on patient "shows" and "no-shows" were recorded weekly for six weeks. Show rates across all six weeks for those in the one-week appointment group were significantly higher than those from the three-week group. Reducing the interval between the call and the appointment resulted in an average show rate of 75% for the one-week group compared with 57% for the group with a three-week call-appointment interval. / In Experiment II patients were randomly assigned to appointment dates either the next operating clinic day (next-day group) or two-weeks from the call date (two-week group). Patients refusing the appointment first offered were assigned to the rejected-appointments group. Show rates for those in the next-day group were significantly better than show-rates for patients in the two-week group. Mean show rates across all 8 weeks for the next-day, two-week and rejected-appointments group were 72%, 52% and 54% respectively. Measures of clinic productivity and time spent with clients were compared to pre-intervention data. A measure of consumer satisfaction was also used. Differences between the next-day and one-week group and between the two-week and three-week groups were not significant. Implications for appointment scheduling were discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-07, Section: B, page: 2313. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.