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A bibliometric analysis of H. J. Eysenck's research output: Clarifying controversy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)We present a bibliometric analysis of a large corpus of research work by H. J. Eysenck (1916–1997), who was one of the most famous and productive psychologists of the 20th century. It utilizes new bibliometric tools to ... -
The Big-Five personality factors, mental health, and social-demographic indicators as independent predictors of gratification delay
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper reports on a study testing over 12,000 adults. We were interested in the correlates of gratification delay (GD) (as criterion variable) with gender, age, education and occupation, the Big-Five personality factors, ... -
Birds of a feather work together: The role of emotional intelligence and cognitive ability in workplace interaction and advice networks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The study investigated whether cognitive ability or trait emotional intelligence impacted the formation of task-contingent communication and advice seeking in the workplace. Contrary to the theory driven hypothesis, an ... -
Cognitive style and competence motivation in creative problem solving
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This study was conceived by the idea that there exist different kinds of cognitive style-based, task competencies that have implications for task motivation and cognitive performance on creative problem-solving tasks/insight. ... -
Conscientiousness and occupational prestige as independent predictors of the change of tobacco use in adulthood
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This study investigated the association between childhood intelligence, personality traits, parental social class, maternal smoking, educational qualifications and occupation prestige, and smoking status assessed at different ... -
Correlates of maternal Emotional Stability: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This study explored correlates of maternal Emotional Stability drawing on a longitudinal data, from the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS): a sample of 10,925 mothers. Data were collected when children were at ages 9 months, ... -
COVID-19-related stress and anxiety are associated with negative body image in adults from the United Kingdom
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The stress and anxiety caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents a serious threat to psychological well-being in populations worldwide and may also extend to body image outcomes. To test this hypothesis, we ... -
Dark side correlates of job reliability and stress tolerance in two large samples
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study set out to examine how dark-side traits (derailers) are related to Stress Tolerance and Job Reliability. Over 8000 adult Britons from two separate assessment centres completed two validated questionnaires: the ... -
Dark side personality and safety-related traits
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This study examined the relationship between eleven dark-side personality traits and six established safety competencies in a large sample. Over twenty-five thousand Americans completed a questionnaire on Safety-Related ... -
Dark- and bright-side reactions to government advice about Covid-19, and a test of a method to moderate such reactions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The aim of this paper was to study how individual differences in personality shape reactions to authorities' health advice during the COVID-19 pandemic and how such reactions can be modified. Three studies, with between ... -
The differentiation of personality by intelligence hypothesis in a sample of British managers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In this study, we test the hypothesis that personality is more differentiated (variable) in individuals scoring higher in intelligence in a large sample (N = 16,258) of managers. In addition to a measure of intelligence ... -
Does emotional intelligence and resilience moderate the relationship between the Dark Triad and personal and work burnout?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This paper used moderator analysis to test whether emotional intelligence and resilience moderated the relationship between the Dark Triad variables and burnout. 232 adults completed measures of all variables. Primary ... -
Early indicators of self-esteem in teenagers: Findings from a nationally representative sample
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study explored a longitudinal data set of 3096 British sixteen year olds with data collected in 1970, 1980, and 1986. It examined how parental social status at birth; intelligence, locus of control and behavioural ... -
Educational achievement and traits emotional stability and agreeableness as predictors of the occurrence of backache in adulthood
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study investigated the associations between psychological as well as social factors in childhood and adulthood and the occurrence of adulthood back pain in a longitudinal birth cohort study. The analytic sample comprises ... -
Emotional stability, conscientiousness, and self-reported hypertension in adulthood
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective: To investigate social and psychological factors in childhood and adulthood associated with self-reported hypertension in adulthood. Method: Using data from the National Child Development Study, a nationally ... -
Exposure to workplace harassment and the Five Factor Model of personality: A meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Although a growing body of studies has investigated the role of personality traits as correlates of exposure to workplace harassment, the true magnitude of the relationships between harassment and targets' personality ... -
Factors influencing adult savings and investment: Findings from a nationally representative sample
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This study explored a longitudinal data set of over 5766 adults examining factors that influence adult savings and investment. Data were collected at birth, in childhood (at age 11) and adulthood (at ages 33 and 50 yrs) ... -
High potential personality and intelligence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The present study investigated the relationship between six high flyer personality traits and intelligence measured at the domain and facet level. In all, 820 adults completed a multidimensional High Flyers Personality ... -
Individual differences in fear and self-distancing predict information processing via problem construal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)In two preregistered online studies (NTotal = 984; Prolific), we examined how individual differences in fear and self-distancing predict information processing in decision-making involving risk in a business scenario. ... -
It's been a hard day's night: A diary study on hardiness and reduced sleep quality among naval sailors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)A hardy disposition is regarded as an advantage in demanding and stressful environments and is associated with improved military performance. Recent evidence suggests that hardiness may also be related to resilience with ...