Assessing Personality Traits of Individuals with Mental Retardation.

Zigler, Edward; Bennett-Gates, Dianne; Hodapp, Robert; Henrich, Christopher C.

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Assessing Personality Traits of Individuals with Mental Retardation.

Zigler, Edward; Bennett-Gates, Dianne; Hodapp, Robert; Henrich, Christopher C.

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v107 n3 p181-93 May 2002

Analysis of data from 661 students with cultural-familial mental retardation yielded a 37-item, 7-scale personality instrument that confirmed five hypothesized factors of Positive Reaction Tendency, Negative Reaction Tendency, Effectance Motivator, Expectancy of Success, and Outerdirectedness and identified two additional factors of Curiosity/Creativity and Obedience. Additional studies confirmed validity and reliability. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Creativity, Emotional Response, Factor Analysis, Mental Retardation, Motivation, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Personality Traits, Psychological Characteristics, Psychological Evaluation, Self Concept, Test Reliability, Test Validity

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