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A comparison of the PAI and MMPI-2 as predictors of faking bad in college students.

Both the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2; Butcher et al., 2001) and Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 1991) offer a large set of scales devoted to the identification of response styles. This study directly compared the ...
Dorothy D Blanchard, Robert E McGrath, David L Pogge, Ali Khadivi (J Pers Assess, 200304)
comparison-pai-mmpi-predictors-faking-bad-college-students.asp

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The effects of race and problem type on teachers assessments of student behavior.

The authors tested the hypothesis that race bias in teacher evaluations may be problem specific by examining the extent to which ratings of child behavior were influenced by the interaction between the race of the child and the type of presenting ...
Doris F Chang, Stanley Sue (J Consult Clin Psychol, 200304)
effects-race-problem-type-teachers-assessments-student-behavior.asp

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Storming the ivory towers. A look at violence and stalking on campus.

1. Organizations should establish workplace violence prevention policies and education programs. 2. Multidisciplinary teams should be established to address potentially violent situations. 3. Law enforcement or other experts should be consulted in ...
Wayne Maxey (J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv, 200304)
storming-ivory-towers-look-violence-stalking-campus.asp

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Self-pity: exploring the links to personality, control beliefs, and anger.

Self-pity is a frequent response to stressful events. So far, however, empirical research has paid only scant attention to this subject. The present article aims at exploring personality characteristics associated with individual differences in feeling ...
Joachim Stöber (J Pers, 200304)
self-pity-exploring-links-personality-control-beliefs-anger.asp

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Prevalence and risk factors of smoking among secondary school students in Nairobi.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of smoking and investigate factors that may influence smoking behaviour in secondary school students in Nairobi. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey in which a self-administered questionnaire was issued to the students. ...
D H O Kwamanga, J A Odhiambo, E I Amukoye (East Afr Med J, 200304)
prevalence-risk-factors-smoking-secondary-school-students-nairobi.asp

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An interpersonal analysis of adult attachment style: circumplex descriptions, recoiled developmental experiences, self-representations, and interpersonal functioning in adulthood.

Previous research suggests that the structure of adult attachment is dimensional, but the specific dimensions remain unclear. Given its relational nature, studies should examine attachment structure in association with conceptually related interpersonal ...
Linda C Gallo, Timothy W Smith, John M Ruiz (J Pers, 200304)
interpersonal-analysis-adult-attachment-style-circumplex-descriptions.asp

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Rural secondary school students living in a small community: their attitudes, beliefs and perceptions towards general practice.

OBJECTIVE: To study the attitudes and beliefs towards general practice of rural secondary school students, in particular, their perception of the barriers to the effective delivery of primary health care. SETTING: Students attending a government-funded ...
Kaye Atkinson, Peter Schattner, Stephen Margolis (Aust J Rural Health, 200304)
rural-secondary-school-students-living-small-community-attitudes.asp

108.

Canadian students join struggle for access to treatment.

Canadian students have joined the struggle for global access to treatment. This article describes initiatives at McGill University and the University of ...
Faiz Ahmad, Bruce Blain (Can HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev, 200304)
canadian-students-join-struggle-access-treatment.asp

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Changes in students moral development during medical school: a cohort study.

INTRODUCTION: The requirements of professionalism and the expected qualities of medical staff, including high moral character, motivate institutions to care about the ethical development of students during their medical education. We assessed progress in ...
Johane Patenaude, Theophile Niyonsenga, Diane Fafard (CMAJ, 200304)
changes-students-moral-development-medical-school-cohort-study.asp

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Handwashing among female college students.

Handwashing has been recognized as a critical factor in infection control policies. Whereas handwashing compliance among health care workers and school-aged students has been previously documented, practices among college students remain relatively ...
Danielle Drankiewicz, Lauren Dundes (Am J Infect Control, 200304)
handwashing-female-college-students.asp