Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Research Articles

Concomitants of psychoticism among Zimbabwean children

The relation between Eysenck's Psychoticism factor and the traits of Cattell's Children's Personality Questionnaire were examined among 698 girls and 568 boys in Zimbabwe. The major concomitants of Psychoticism among boys and girls included positive correlations with dominance, enthusiasm and shrewdness scores and negative correlations with self-control, conscientiousness, emotional stability, warmth and abstract thinking scores. Factor analysis of the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the Children's Personality Questionnaire scales yielded a clear Psychoticism factor, characterized by positive psychoticism, dominance and shrewdness loadings and negative conscientiousness, self-control and abstract thinking loadings among boys and by positive psychoticism, dominance, and enthusiasm loadings and negative tender-mindedness, conscientiousness, self-control and abstract thinking loadings among girls. These results strongly support the cross-cultural validity of Eysenck's Psychoticism factor among Zimbabwean children.

A CROSS‐CULTURAL STUDY OF PERSONALITY: EGYPTIAN AND ENGLISH CHILDREN*

679 Egyptian boys and 696 girls completed the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, translated into Arabic. Factor comparisons were moderately high for extraversion and social desirability but weak for neuroticism and psychoticism. Suitable item substitution produced a scoring key resulting in adequate reliabilities with the exception of a somewhat low reliability for the boys on extraversion and low reliabilities on psychoticism for both sexes. Sex differences on means of the dimensions were as usual, boys scoring higher than girls on extraversion and psychoticism, but lower on neuroticism and social desirability. Moreover, on comparing Egyptian with English means, using scales of items in common only, the English boys and girls scored higher than their Egyptian counterparts on extraversion but significantly lower on social desirability. British boys scored higher on psychoticism than did Egyptian boys but British girls scored lower than Egyptian girls.

Cross-cultural applications of the junior Eysenck personality questionnaire: gender profiles of Chinese children

Cross-cultural applications of the junior Eysenck personality questionnaire: gender profiles of Chinese children

RELIABILITY AND FACTORIAL VALIDITY OF THE JUNIOR EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE IN ZIMBABWE

Six‐hundred and thirteen girls and 601 boys in Zimbabwe completed the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (JEPQ). The reliability of the Neuroticism (N) and Social Desirability (L) factors was acceptable but the Psychoticism (P) and Extraversion (E) factors possessed modest reliability. While the factorial validity of the P, N and L scales was acceptable, the factorial validity of the E scale was poor. L scores were significantly correlated with N and P scores among girls and boys. Whereas Zimbabwean girls reported higher P scores than did Canadian girls, Zimbabwean boys reported lower P scores than did Canadian boys. Zimbabwean girls and boys reported lower E and N and higher P scores than their Canadian counterparts. This study provides broad support for Eysenck's basic personality model, but it does not support the use of this version of the JEPQ, and especially the E scale, among Zimbabwean children.

Personality attributes of children with conduct disorders: the discriminant power of the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire.

Referring agencies' anecdotal reports on 684 youngsters were scrutinized for information on (1) physical/verbal violence, (2) violation of property rights, (3) investigation of police or courts, or suspensions from school, and (4) referral to a social/legal agency for follow-up care. Some 330 children with a mean age of 11.14 yr. ( SD = 2.21) met all four criteria and formed the conduct disordered group. The control group was formed by default and comprised 354 children whose mean age was 10.2 yr. ( SD = 2.03). All youngsters were given the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire which was scored for Psychoticism, Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Lie. Group mean scores for conduct disordered children, when compared with controls, were significantly higher on Psychoticism and Neuroticism, somewhat higher on Extraversion but significantly lower on the Lie scale. An item-by-item comparison of both groups provided a list of characteristics claimed by conduct disordered children but not by control youngsters. It was concluded that the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire identified children in need of outpatient services.

Social dissimulation, perceived competence and personality

The Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (JEPQ) (Eysenck and Eysenck, 1975) was completed by 129 boys (mean age 10 yr 10 months: SD = 4 months) and 119 girls (mean age 10 yr 11 months; SD = 3 months) from Belfast. Belfast boys' and girls' scores were significantly ( P < 0.001) higher than the English standardisation data on psychoticism and extraversion, but their mean scores for neuroticism and the lie scale were remarkably similar. Belfast boys display significantly different intercorrelations in comparison with (i) the standardisation data—neuroticism/psychoticism ( P < 0.01) and lie scale/neuroticism ( P < 0.05)—and (ii) Belfast girls—neuroticism/psychoticism ( P < 0.05). Psychoticism appears to play a highly salient role in Belfast boys' self-construals. Most of these pupils ( n = 189) also completed the Perceived Competence Scale for Children (PCSC) (Harter, 1982). The PCSC minimises social dissimulation: the highest positive correlation with the lie scale being ( r = 0.1). Correlations with the domains of the PCSC display the saliency of extraversion for girls' self-perceived physical competence and general competence, and for boys' self-perceived social competence, and the saliency of neuroticism for girls' self-perceived social competence.

RELIGIOSITY AND LIE SCORES: A QUESTION OF INTERPRETATION

3,228 11 – to 16- year olds completed the Francis scale of attitude towards Christianity and the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. The positive relationship between religiosity and lie scale scores is examined in light of the three theories that religious people are less mature, more socially conforming, or simply bigger liars.

A cross‐cultural comparison of personality: English and Austrian children

The Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire was given to 457 boys and 431 girls in Austria. Factor comparisons indicated that the dimensions of psychoticism, extraversion, neuroticism, and social desirability were identical in Austria and in England. Minimal item changes were required to produce a viable Austrian scoring key with satisfactorily high reliabilities for all dimensions except in the case of P for girls, which was somewhat weaker. Austrian norms indicated that boys score higher than girls on P and E but lower on N and L. Direct cross‐cultural comparisons revealed few marked personality differences between Austrian and English children, there being a slight tendency for the former to score higher on psychoticism, extraversion and the lie scale but slightly lower on neuroticism.

A Cross-Cultural Study of Personality: Icelandic Children and English Children

Abstract: Haraldsson, E. & Eysenck, S. B. G. 1987. A Cross‐Cultural Study of Personality: Icelandic Children and English Children. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 31, 123‐127. 621 boys and 604 girls were given an Icelandic translation of the 97‐item Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. Although some items were found inappropriate for use in Iceland, a viable scoring key was found and all reliabilities, except perhaps for Psychoticism, were satisfactory. Indices of factor comparison showed very clearly identical factors in both countries. A comparison of Icelandic and British norms, using only items common to both, suggests very little difference between the groups. Icelandic girls scored higher on the Lie scale than British girls, and Icelandic boys slightly lower on the Psychoticism scale than British boys. 1. We wish to thank all the children at the schools who took part in this study. We are indebted to Jon Petursson and Jorundur Olafsson who administered the test, to Paul Barrett for...

Are myopic children more anxious than their non‐myopic peers?

Two hundred and fifty two children aged between nine and thirteen years of age were classified according to their refractive error, based on static retinos-copy. Anxiety was determined using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Junior (EPQ), and a subjective rating given by each child's teacher. Multiple regression analysis revealed no significant relationship between refractive error and anxiety for the whole population. A significant relationship was found for the female subpopulation where there was a trend for hyperopes to manifest more anxiety, but this effect was produced by a single extreme subject. A comparison of the 25 myopes in the sample and 25 randomly selected control children revealed no differences between the groups on personality variables related to anxiety.

The Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire: An American sample

A sample of 1838 students enrolled in public schools in Merced, CA, responded to the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (JEPQ). The students ranged in age from 7 to 15 yr and included 938 boys and 900 girls. Means and SDs for each age and sex were computed and compared to the corresponding values for the British sample presented in the manual. Differences between the two samples were small. In addition, a factor analysis of the item responses was conducted for the American sample. This analysis produced four factors closely corresponding to the scales on the JEPQ. This study along with previous literature indicate that the JEPQ is appropriate for use in the United States.

FACTOR STRUCTURE AND VALIDATION OF THE JUNIOR EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE BASED ON A ROMANIAN SAMPLE

A cross‐cultural and clinical validity study of Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (JEPQ) was performed on a Romanian unselected sample of 865 children and a clinical sample of 387 children aged 10‐15. The loading pattern of the original form of JEPQ on Romanian children was compared with the English loading pattern; disagreement was found for 17,6% of P items, 16.6% of E items, 15% of N items, and 15% of L items. Concordance between JEPQ scores and clinical diagnosis (conduct disorders, adjustment reactions, and schizoid disorder of childhood and adolescence) was high for E scale, lower, but acceptable for N scale, and reduced for P scale.

Test-retest reliability of the Spanish version of the junior Eysenck personality questionnaire

The Spanish version of the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (JEPQ) was administered to 182 schoolchildren from Barcelona surroundings. One-week and 1-month test-retest reliabilities were calculated. The spanish JEPQ shows acceptable test-retest reliability, comparable to the British standardization study.

A comparison of the performance of 10- to 11-yr-old pupils on the JEPI and JEPQ

The Junior Eysenck Personality Inventory (JEPI) and Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (JEPQ) were administered to 230 children (124 boys and 106 Girls) aged 10–11 yr. Correlation for the two versions of the E and N scales were as high as might be expected given their internal reliabilities. The correlation for girls were, however, significantly higher than those obtained for boys. The two L scales were modeerately correlated by comparison. It is concluded that the JEPQ is likely to yield findings closely comparable to the JEPI.

The relationship between Eysenck's major personality dimensions and simultaneous and sequential processing in children

The present study reexamined Eysenck's hypothesis that intelligence and personality are uncorrelated. Intelligence was measured with the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, yielding scores for simultaneous and sequential processing and achievement, and the Woodcock-Johnson Brief Scale. Personality was assessed with the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. Ss were 105 children, ages 8 1 2 10 1 2 yr. Although a process as well as a product-oriented intelligence test was employed, the correlational and discriminant analyses supported Eysenck's original hypothesis.

The comparability of the JEPI, JEPQ and EPQ among 15- to 16-yr olds

One hundred and ninety-one 15- to 16-yr olds completed the Junior Eysenck Personality Inventory (JEPI), the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (JEPQ) and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). In terms of the internal consistency of the test items, and the statistical independence of the scales, the EPQ emerges as the most satisfactory measure of personality dimensions in this age group.

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON OF PERSONALITY: GREEK CHILDREN AND ENGLISH CHILDREN

The Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire was completed by 1117 boys and 1199 girls in Greece. Factor comparisons indicated that the dimensions of Psychoticism, Extraversion, Neuroticism and Social Desirability were identical in Greece and in England. Some item changes were required for the scoring key but reliabilities of all factors were satisfactory except Psychoticism which was somewhat weak. Greek norms indicated that boys scored higher than girls on Psychoticism and Extraversion but lower on Neuroticism. Direct cross-cultural comparisons revealed that Greek children scored lower on Psychoticism and Neuroticism than English children, but considerably higher on Social Desirability.

Differences in personality between American and English children

One thousand and ninety-one children between the ages of 9 and 15 yr from three Tennessee schools completed the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and an Impulsiveness Inventory. The American children scored significantly higher on the N, P, E and Imp scales and lower on the L scale. Common trends were noted on age and sex between the American personality norms and the English norms. The results were discussed in terms of the differences in crime rate and lifestyle between the two countries. Both questionnaires were seen as useful measures of personality for children in the U.S.

A comparison of responses of Canadian and English children on the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire.

A comparison of responses of Canadian and English children on the Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire.

Contrasts in Social Behavior and Personality of Children

This research investigated the possible association between two types of social behavior and personality as measured by the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Junior. Children's ages ranged from 9 to 16 yr. The first study confirmed the test's validity and reliability for 109 boys and girls and approximated the data reported for normative samples. The second study, involving a total of 232 youngsters, concerned the presumed relationship between “prosocial” and “antisocial” behavior, as reported by the referring agency, and children's self-reports (Group 1) or ratings provided by both parents (Group 2). Concordance of judges was in the .7 and .8 range. The main findings were that there might be a relationship between prosocial and between antisocial behavior of youths and the personality sphere. Prosocial subjects were rated low on Psychoticism, low on Neuroticism, and high on the Lie scale. By contrast, antisocial children scored high on Psychoticism, high on Neuroticism, and low on the Lie scale. The contrasting groups did not differ on the measure of Extraversion. The present findings are interpreted as supporting the claims for reliability and discriminant validity of the test. The findings, in part, clarify the meaning of the Psychoticism scale and also suggest a new role for the Lie scale. Possibilities for further research are discussed.