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Chapter 2 Cross-Cultural Measurement of Extraversion
1.1. Extraversion as a Personality Trait
1.2. Cultural Considerations in Personality Development
1.2.1. Influences on Personality
1.2.1.1. The Role of Culture on Personality Development
1.2.1.2. Additional Cultural Influences on Personality Development
1.2.2. The Function of Culture in Trait Development and Manifestation
1.3. Stability of Personality
1.3.1. Cross-Cultural Generalization of Personality Measures
1.3.2. The Role of Invariance in Personality Measures
2.2. Personality Instruments
2.2.1. NEO Five-Factor Inventory
2.2.2. International Personality Item Pool
3.1. General Data Analysis
3.2. NEO Five-Factor Inventory
3.3. International Personality Item Pool
4.1. Findings for the NEO Five-Factor Inventory
4.2. Findings for the International Personality Item Pool NEO-PI-R Brief Measure
Chapter 3 Extraversion, Personality, Mental Health and Religiosity: Significant Associations
Extraversion As a Major Personality Dimension
Personality and Mental Health
Extraversion and Happiness
The Psychological Study of Religion
Mental Health and Religiosity
1. The Five Factor Personality Inventory
(e) Conscientiousness (C)
2. The Arabic Scale of Mental Health (ASMH; Abdel-Khalek, 2011b, 2012a, 2012b)
3. The Intrinsic Religious Motivation (IRM; Hoge, 1972)
4. The Muslim Attitude towards Religiosity Scale (Wilde & Joseph, 1997)
Chapter 4 Extraversion and its Impact on Physical Functionality in Old Age: Epidemiologic Evidence and Potential Pathways
Physical Functionality in Old Age
Extraversion and the Disablement Process
Chapter 5 Exploring Personality and Physical Environment as Predictors of Exercise Action Control
Participants and Procedure
Chapter 6 Extroversion: Nature, Development and Implications to Psychological Health and Work Life
Development of Extroversion as a Personality Trait
Age and Gender Difference
Extroversion and Mental Health
Work Engagement and Involvement
Chapter 7 Extraversion and Stress
Chapter 8 Modeling the Relationship between Personality and Posttraumatic Growth
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Chapter 9 Extraversion, Happiness and Optimism: What Role do Positive Emotions Play in their Relation?
2.2.1. Demographic Survey
2.2.2. NEO Personality Inventory-Revised Extraversion Domain (NEO-PI-R; Costa & McCrae, 1992)
2.2.3. Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R; Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994)
2.2.4. Hopelessness Scale (HS; Beck, Weissman, Lester & Trexler, 1974; Beck & Steer, 1988)
2.2.5. Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ; Hills & Argyle, 2002)
4.1. Limitations of the Present Study and Directions for Future Research
Chapter 10 Addressing the Imbalance: The Downside of Extraversion and the Upside of Introversion
The Downside of Extraversion
The Upside of Introversion
Chapter 11 The Role of Extraversion in Predicting Burnout
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Chapter 12 Who Is the Best Teacher? Do Different Kinds of Students Have Different Preferences?
The Student’s Personality
Extraversion / Introversion
Chapter 13 Happiness Is a Thing Called Stable Extraversion: Testing Eysenck’s Hypothesis among Hebrew-Speaking Students in Israel
The Eysenckian Model of Personality
The Oxford Happiness Inventory