Personality Descriptions Research Articles

Идентичность как проявление целостности личности

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objective.</strong> Consideration of the phenomenon of identity in the context of integrity as a fundamental characteristic of personality; discussion of the thesis on the possibility of understanding identity as a manifestation of personality wholeness. <br><strong>Background.</strong> The consequence of the transition from structural descriptions of personality with an emphasis on its stable characteristics to processual-dynamic descriptions, characteristic of modern personality psychology, is an increased attention to the fundamental properties of personality and a revision of a number of traditional views about personal phenomenology. These fundamental properties include the wholeness of the personality. The development of approaches to the study of wholeness is the most important task of psychology, since it is the "separation" of personality into separate mental formations that is considered one of the main causes of the methodological crisis of psychology of the twentieth century. The description of the wholeness of the personality can be carried out by analyzing personal phenomena that are manifestations of the wholeness of the personality. It is proposed to consider personality identity as the main manifestation of personality wholeness in personal phenomenology. <br><strong>Methodology.</strong> A system approach to personality, methodological principles of the processual approach.<br><strong>Conclusions.</strong> In modern psychology, the concepts of personal wholeness and identity lose their structural certainty and are considered as dynamic formations. Recognition of its contextual nature is essential for the study of identity. In interaction with the context, identity performs the function of "gathering" a personality, ensuring its integrity.</p>

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The paper examines the main lexical and phraseological expressive means used by the well-known Kabardian writer A.H. Naloev to create an artistic image in his historical novels. The relevance of the research topic is due to the need for in-depth study and comprehensive description of the lin-guistic personality, which attracts close attention in modern linguistics. The material of the analy-sis was the novels by A.H. Naloev "Horsemen of Dawn" and "House on the riverbank". The paper uses descriptive and comparative research methods, as well as methods of contextual-interpretative and linguistic-stylistic analysis. The results of the conducted research allow us to conclude that when forming logically completed, memorable artistic images in the analyzed works on a historical theme, the novelist, seeking expressiveness and imagery of the work, skill-fully used a wide range of means of expression to realistically convey the events reproduced by him in the novels, the time described, thoughts, aspirations, views and life philosophy of the char-acters, first of all, the possibilities of synonyms, synonymic series, antonyms, obsolete words, dia-lectisms, author's neologisms, phraseological units, which are powerful means of expressing emo-tional and expressive meanings in a literary text.

Development of the SPEAR Model: Separate Phases of Encoding and Retrieval Are Necessary for Storing MultipleOverlapping Associative Memories.

In keeping with the historical focus of this special issue of Hippocampus, this paper reviews the history of my development of the SPEAR model. The SPEAR model proposes that separate phases of encoding and retrieval (SPEAR) allow effective storage of multiple overlapping associative memories in the hippocampal formation and other cortical structures. The separate phases for encoding and retrieval are proposed to occur within different phases of theta rhythm with a cycle time on the order of 125 ms. The same framework applies to the slower transition between encoding and consolidation dynamics regulated by acetylcholine. The review includes description of the experimental data on acetylcholine and theta rhythm that motivated this model, the realization that existing associative memory models require these different dynamics, and the subsequent experimental data supporting these dynamics. The review also includes discussion of my work on the encoding of episodic memories as spatiotemporal trajectories, and some personal description of the episodic memories from my own spatiotemporal trajectory as I worked on this model.

Gendering Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Exploring the Kulamba Traditional Ceremony and Gender Roles in the Chewa Culture, Zambia

This paper explores initiation ceremonies that are known by different names and are commonly observed in many traditions both in Africa and beyond. In keeping up with tradition and heritage, many communities in Africa practice initiations as a rite of passage to adulthood for their youths. In Zambia, the ceremony is known as Kulamba for the Chewa people. Contextually, it is a thanks giving festival for the harvest in a particular year; no wonder it has survived many years as a traditional practice for the Chewa people. This paper postulates that there are gender issues that have been undermined and need to be interrogated in order to strike a balance between indigenous practices as well as gender equality advances. This is a qualitative phenomenological paper, designed with the quest to engender and understand the meaning of individual women lived experiences about the Kulamba initiation ceremony of the Chewa people of Zambia. The paper concentrates on exploring the meaning of the Kulamba ceremony (embedded with it the Indigenous Knowledge System) to women’s lives in Zambia only. In support with Gerring on case studies: “as a systematic process of analyzing a particular person, group or detailed description of setting and situation” is found appropriate for this paper. Whilst, normally; findings from case studies are not generalizable to the larger population, here, the situation is different because the interpretation and meaning of gender embedded in the Kulamba initiation ceremony is applicable in different contexts to people that speak and practice the same culture.

A buyer persona definiálása és marketing célú felhasználásának bemutatása a hatékony kommunikáció érdekében

The origin of buyer persona modeling is software development, but today this methodology is used in a wide variety of fields, including marketing and communication process planning. Buyer personas incarnate buyers, they are person descriptions that represent fictitious characters, but are based on real data. A picture and a name are usually associated to the description of buyer personas, to facilitate the identification of decision makers with them. The essence of the methodology is to involve effectively the needs of users and customers in the various decision-making processes. Although buyer persona modeling has many similarities with segmentation, it goes far beyond it, the reason being that it does not focus only on demographic data, but on the behavior and motivation of users. If used properly, it can be a very effective tool for making marketing processes more efficient. However, buyer personas also have many criticisms. Several experts stated that the methodology is not empirically supported. Below, we present the methodology used to model buyer personas, and their application in the marketing field. In our article, we also discuss the criticism of buyer personas.

Forensic Neuropsychology Goes from Nowhere to Almost Everywhere: Lessons Learned During Decades of Practice.

To provide a narrative overview of the development of forensic neuropsychology (FN) in the last 40-plus years. Personal history description, highlighted by key data-based publications. Anecdotal and relevant data-based findings converge to present a perspective of a wealth of FN resources currently available to the well-documented growing numbers of practitioners. The de facto subspecialty of FN is now a visible and prominent part of the landscape of clinical neuropsychology.

Pre-licensure nursing students' experiences of psychological safety: A longitudinal qualitative study

BackgroundPrevious studies have explored the concept of psychological safety among pre-licensure nursing students; however, the literature is notably sparse on personal descriptions of pre-licensure nursing students' experiences of psychological safety in clinical settings. Individual descriptions of psychological safety will provide added insight and understanding about the elements that shape psychological safety in pre-licensure nursing students. AimThis research aimed to explore pre-licensure nursing students' experiences of psychological safety during clinical rotations and how these experiences change over time. DesignA longitudinal, qualitative, descriptive design was used for this study. SettingsParticipants were recruited from a nursing program in the Mountain West region. ParticipantsFifty-four students from three cohorts were enrolled in the study at the time of this data collection and analysis. MethodsEach participant completed a semi-structured telephone interview after finishing their first academic term involving a clinical rotation. Participants completed additional interviews after each subsequent semester. Individual waves of data were analyzed using thematic analysis, and multiple waves of data were analyzed using a simplified trajectory approach. ResultsFive themes emerged from the data: “Who I Am,” “Where I Am,” “Who I Am With,” “Responding in the Moment,” and “Anticipating the Future.” ConclusionsThe psychological safety of pre-licensure nursing students in clinical settings is fundamental to their learning and future practice within the nursing profession. The development of psychological safety is dynamic and multifaceted. It is interpersonal but also shaped by organizational factors. Any one person can make an outsized difference in a student's experience. Understanding these themes can help clinical preceptors and nursing faculty understand and better fulfill their respective roles in fostering psychological safety in clinical settings. Additional insights are expected as the longitudinal study continues.

Gender Representation of Health Care Professionals in Large Language Model–Generated Stories

With the growing use of large language models (LLMs) in education and health care settings, it is important to ensure that the information they generate is diverse and equitable, to avoid reinforcing or creating stereotypes that may influence the aspirations of upcoming generations. To evaluate the gender representation of LLM-generated stories involving medical doctors, surgeons, and nurses and to investigate the association of varying personality and professional seniority descriptors with the gender proportions for these professions. This is a cross-sectional simulation study of publicly accessible LLMs, accessed from December 2023 to January 2024. GPT-3.5-turbo and GPT-4 (OpenAI), Gemini-pro (Google), and Llama-2-70B-chat (Meta) were prompted to generate 500 stories featuring medical doctors, surgeons, and nurses for a total 6000 stories. A further 43 200 prompts were submitted to the LLMs containing varying descriptors of personality (agreeableness, neuroticism, extraversion, conscientiousness, and openness) and professional seniority. The primary outcome was the gender proportion (she/her vs he/him) within stories generated by LLMs about medical doctors, surgeons, and nurses, through analyzing the pronouns contained within the stories using χ2 analyses. The pronoun proportions for each health care profession were compared with US Census data by descriptive statistics and χ2 tests. In the initial 6000 prompts submitted to the LLMs, 98% of nurses were referred to by she/her pronouns. The representation of she/her for medical doctors ranged from 50% to 84%, and that for surgeons ranged from 36% to 80%. In the 43 200 additional prompts containing personality and seniority descriptors, stories of medical doctors and surgeons with higher agreeableness, openness, and conscientiousness, as well as lower neuroticism, resulted in higher she/her (reduced he/him) representation. For several LLMs, stories focusing on senior medical doctors and surgeons were less likely to be she/her than stories focusing on junior medical doctors and surgeons. This cross-sectional study highlights the need for LLM developers to update their tools for equitable and diverse gender representation in essential health care roles, including medical doctors, surgeons, and nurses. As LLMs become increasingly adopted throughout health care and education, continuous monitoring of these tools is needed to ensure that they reflect a diverse workforce, capable of serving society's needs effectively.

The Relationship Between Students' Attitudes Towards Violence Against Women And Their Depression

Background: Violence against women, especially by an intimate partner in its various forms (sexual, physical, or stalking), and childhood violence (sexual or physical) are common and are associated with depressive symptoms. Method: The sample of this descriptive-analytic research was consisted of 895 students attending to the Faculty of Health Sciences of a public university in the East of Turkey. Data were collected between October and November 2021 via the "Personal Description Form", "ISKEBE Attitudes Towards Violence Against Women Scale" and "Beck Depression Scale". Descriptive statistics, independent group t-test, Pearson correlation analysis, Chi-square, and ANOVA tests were used for statistical analysis. Results: More than half of the students (56.1%) stated that they were exposed to violence. Verbal violence was reported to come from mothers (24.5%), fathers (20.0%) and sibling (20.2%). In addition, 23.2% of the students experienced emotional violence from their friends and 14.7% from their partners. The majority of participants indicated that an apology typically follows an act of violence as a means of restoring peace and order (28.3%). Attitude towards the body sub-dimension of ISKEBE was significantly related with the exposure to violence in general, experience of emotional and sexual violence, gender, grade and mother's educational level. Beck Depression Scale scores were significantly higher in students exposed to violence, were married, were in first grade and those under the18 years of age Conclusion: In this study, we found that as the age of the students increased, their attitudes towards violence against women became increasingly positive. The depression score of the students who had been exposed to violence at any point in their lives was found to be higher than those who had not experienced violence. Furthermore, it was observed that while students' depression scores increased, ISKEBE scores decreased. This indicates that individuals with elevated depression scores tend to adopt a positive approach to the issue of "violence against women". Nurse educators and nurses should plan interventions to protect the mental health of nursing students and to increase their awareness of violence against women.

Tracheostomy Decision Making and Counseling: Comparing Providers' and Caregivers' Perspectives and Perceptions.

Background: The decision to place a tracheostomy in children is complex and involves factors beyond the medical procedure, including quality of life, values, and goals. Providers play an important role in counseling caregivers and guiding them through the decision-making process. There are no established guidelines for tracheostomy counseling, leading to variations in practice. Additionally, how caregivers receive information differs from how providers believe they deliver it. Although studies have explored caregivers' and providers' viewpoints, none have examined them concurrently. Background: The primary aim of this exploratory study is to investigate differences between providers' and caregivers' perceptions of tracheostomy counseling and their perspectives regarding the decision-making process. Design: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with both caregivers and providers for children being evaluated for a tracheostomy. Qualitative analysis was applied to the interview transcripts to identify emergent themes. Subsequently, a comparative analysis was performed to compare these themes between caregivers and healthcare providers. Results: A total of 33 interviews were conducted, involving 16 caregivers and 17 providers. Notably, caregivers provided personal descriptions of their children in 81% of cases, whereas only 35% of providers did so. Concerns and fears for the children were expressed by 69% of caregivers and 59% of providers. In contrast, 75% of caregivers discussed their hopes and dreams for their children, compared with only 29% of providers. When it came to priorities, 69% of caregivers emphasized growth and development, and 38% mentioned discharge home, as opposed to 29% and 47% among providers, respectively. Conclusion: In conclusion, our study highlights a disconnect between caregivers and healthcare providers regarding tracheostomy counseling. These differing perspectives underscore the need for improved communication and understanding between the two groups. Recognizing these differences can help providers tailor their counseling approaches to better align with the values and priorities of families when making decisions about tracheostomy.

Correlates of public stigma towards prolonged grief disorder

BackgroundPublic stigma for grief may reduce the social support provided to bereaved persons and increase bereavement-related distress. The general public reports more stigmatizing responses towards bereaved persons with prolonged grief disorder (PGD) than towards persons experiencing non-clinical grief. No studies to date have investigated whether personal characteristics of the general public relate to public stigma towards PGD. The present study examined whether participants’ socio-demographic characteristics and personal bereavement experiences are associated with stigmatizing responses towards PGD. MethodWe combined data of three previously published vignette experiments to conduct a secondary analysis. All studies presented members of the general public (N = 452) with a description of a male bereaved person with PGD symptoms and a PGD diagnosis. Participants rated three indicators of public stigma - negative attributes (competence, warmth), emotional reactions (fear, anger), and preferred social distance. First, we examined whether gender, age, and educational level related to public stigma towards PGD. Second, we examined the association of participants’ personal bereavement experiences with public stigma. ResultsRegression analyses demonstrated that participants’ socio-demographic characteristics explained a significant amount of variance for warmth (ΔR² = .03; p < .05) and anger (ΔR² = .05; p < .01): Male participants rated the person in the vignette as less warm (β = -.13, p < .05). Being older related to lower ratings of warmth (β = -.12, p < .05) and higher ratings of anger (β = .18, p < .01). Participants’ educational level was not associated with stigma. Participants’ bereavement experiences explained a significant amount of variance for preferred social distance (ΔR² = .11; p <. 05): Participants reporting higher personal grief severity preferred less social distance from a person with PGD (β = -.29, p < .05). A higher number of experienced losses, the recency of the bereavement, and the cause of death (natural vs. unnatural) did not relate to public stigma. ConclusionsMale and older persons are more likely to demonstrate public stigma towards PGD. Experiencing severe grief oneself is associated with less preferred social distance from a person with PGD. Anti-stigma interventions may advance the public's knowledge about grief and PGD and address specific target groups (men and older persons).

Exploring the Application of Digital Nostalgia System in Dementia Care from the Perspective of Narrative Gerontology

In recent years, modern medical technology has advanced significantly, increasing the average lifespan of Taiwanese individuals. However, dementia, a common disease among the elderly, has also become more prevalent. The cognitive decline caused by dementia can severely impact the physical, mental, and spiritual health of patients. This study aimed to explore the impact of using digital nostalgia technology to provide cognitive stimulation for patients with dementia, specifically through the use of the "Recall" system developed by our research team. We analyzed the narrative context of patients and employed a pre-test and post-test experimental design, inviting five mild dementia patients to participate. The research methodology mainly involved qualitative research, and we conducted semi-structured interviews with patients using nostalgic photos, divided into four topics: personal background description, most memorable experiences, specific themes, and personal photo sharing. We used NVivo qualitative analysis software to analyze the interview transcripts by coding and classifying the nodes to explore the differences in the patient's narrative context before and after the intervention. This study found that patients participating in the digital experimental activities were more eager to share their old photos. These stimulated memories and led to good subjectivity, continuity, coherence, and correspondence with autobiographical memory. Compared with the non-digital group, patients in the digital group were more willing to share their memories and stories from the past, and they provided positive feedback on the presentation of digital photos and the use of Taiwanese voiceovers. In terms of narrative context, this study identified six main narrative contexts, including contentment, achievement, positivity, social interaction, family affection, and instability. Most patients focused on the "contentment," "family affection," and "achievement" parts. This study can serve as a useful reference for applying digital nostalgia technology to improve the quality of life and mental health of dementia patients, as it provides a deeper understanding of their narrative content and needs.

The Influence of Sharia Financial Literacy and Perceived Usefulness on the Decision of the Muslim Generation to Choose the Shopee Paylater

This research is motivated by the use of Shopee Paylater which is one of the most popular services. This attraction is a challenge for the Muslim generation to choose a payment method in online transactions that does not deviate from sharia principles. As data presented by CNBC Indonesia states that the younger generation was recorded as the largest contributor to paylater non-performing loans as of April 2023 at 9.7%.Islamic financial literacy is a guide for the community in managing finances in line with sharia principles. And perceived usefulness is a person's description of the usefulness of technology service products for one's performance. So the purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of Islamic financial literacy and perceived usefulness on the decision to choose the Shopee Paylater payment method. This research uses quantitative research. The data analysis method used is multiple linear regression analysis with the SPSS 25 analysis tool. The results of this study indicate that Islamic financial literacy has a significant negative effect on the decision to choose the Shopee Paylater payment method and perceived usefulness has a significant positive effect on the decision to choose the Shopee Paylater payment method. This means that if someone has a high level of Islamic financial literacy, the decision to choose Shopee Paylater will decrease. And if someone has a good perceived usefulness of using Shopee Paylater, the decision to choose Shopee Paylater will increase. So that efforts that need to be made to overcome the phenomenon of high rates of non- performing loans for the younger generation are increasing Islamic financial literacy and educating the public on the wise use of technology.

#PsychMapping Exercise: Streamlining Client Intake and Progress Monitoring Across Diverse Profiles

Conducting an initial analysis of clients and tracking their progress are critical components of effective applied sport and exercise psychology. This project investigates the #PsychMapping exercise in practice, focusing on its integration into applied scenarios. The exercise, characterized by an integrative perspective and holistic self-reflection, delineates personal descriptors, self-regulation, and external factors. Employed across four distinct client profiles, the exercise is shown to be a valuable tool for both intake sessions and monitoring intervention efficacy. The report explores changes in summary maps, clients’ experiences, and practitioner insights, highlighting the adaptability and benefits of the exercise for clients and practitioners alike.

ОСОБИСТІСНІ ДЕСКРИПТОРИ ЗРІЛОСТІ ГРОМАДЯНСЬКОЇ ІДЕНТИЧНОСТІ СТУДЕНТІВ

The purpose of the article is to theoretically and empirically study the personal descriptors of students' civic identity maturity. Methods. The study used psychodiagnostic methods for determining personality characteristics (the Big Five by R. McKrae and P. Costa, the locus of control test by J. Rotter, the stress level test by V. Shcherbatykh), as well as the methodology for diagnosing the level of maturity of civic identity by I. Petrovska. The methods of statistical data processing were correlation, comparative and cluster analysis. The sample of the researchers consisted of students of humanitarian specialties of 1-5 courses of universities in Lviv. Results. The correlation analysis showed that the largest number of correlations is formed by such indicators of civic identity as general maturity and resilience. Indicators of civic identity maturity are directly related to personal characteristics: conscientiousness, neuroticism, stress level (direct relationship), external locus of control, extraversion (inverse relationship). The resilience of civic identity is related to the level of stress and the localization of control. Cluster analysis showed that civic identity resilience was a parameter for dividing respondents into two subgroups. Individuals with a low level of civic identity resilience are characterized by low levels of extraversion, high levels of conscientiousness, neuroticism, and stress, as well as internalization of the locus of control. Individuals with a high level of civic identity resilience are characterized by a high level of extraversion, low levels of conscientiousness, neuroticism and stress, as well as a high level of locus of control externalization. Conclusions. The maturity of civic identity is related to such personal parameters as introversion, conscientiousness, neuroticism, high stress level, and internal locus of control. An inverse relationship between resilience and maturity of civic identity was found, which means that the characteristic feature of the latter is not rigidity but flexibility. Individuals with a high level of civic identity resilience are characterized by a high level of extraversion, low levels of conscientiousness, neuroticism and stress, as well as a high level of external locus of control.

Playing with Leadership: A Multiple Case Study of Leadership Development Larps

Learning and development solutions often contain some form of role-playing activity. Many live-action role-playing (larp) leisure events openly center their themes or story on leadership topics like conflicting visions, cooperation, or strategic decision-making. Despite this, only a few larps to date have dared label themselves as “leadership development” edu-larps. This multiple-case study utilizes a synthesized theoretical framework that combines several typologies of both the leadership development research field and the fields of role-playing game studies, edu-larp, applied drama, and simulation. Four individual leadership development larps were identified, categorized by type, compared, and evaluated. The four cases have some striking similarities, as they all make use of the same learning cycle, have observers, and focus on developing versatility as a worthwhile leadership trait. Furthermore, all four larps have relatively few visible game mechanics, the hierarchical difference between characters is low and urgency or uncertainty is used to enhance learning. The main difference between cases is the setting, where a modern business setting seems to be the default, but more fantastical settings, such as “samurai in feudal Japan” were also used. Character design also differs, from abstract roles to very-detailed personality descriptions. Framing, such as duration, varies from one 2-hour session through five sessions spread over weeks to a continuous 36-hour session. These and other identified differences and similarities highlight patterns to build upon by designers and gaps to fill with later research.

Differentiation in social perception: Why later-encountered individuals are described more negatively.

According to the cognitive-ecological model of social perception, biases toward individuals can arise as by-products of cognitive principles that interact with the information ecology. The present work tested whether negatively biased person descriptions occur as by-products of cognitive differentiation. Later-encountered persons are described by their distinct attributes that differentiate them from earlier-encountered persons. Because distinct attributes tend to be negative, serial person descriptions should become increasingly negative. We found our predictions confirmed in six studies. In Study 1, descriptions of representatively sampled persons became increasingly distinct and negative with increasing serial positions of the target person. Study 2 eliminated this pattern of results by instructing perceivers to assimilate rather than differentiate a series of targets. Study 3 generalized the pattern from one-word descriptions of still photos of targets to multisentence descriptions of videos of targets. In line with the cognitive-ecological model, Studies 4-5b found that the relation between serial position and negativity was amplified among targets with similar positive attributes, zero among targets with distinct positive or negative attributes, and reversed among similar negative targets. Study 6 returned to representatively sampled targets and generalized the serial position-negativity effect from descriptions of the targets to overall evaluations of them. In sum, the present research provides strong evidence for the explanatory power of the cognitive-ecological model of social perception. We discuss theoretical and practical implications. It may pay off to appear early in an evaluation sequence. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The Personality Dimensions GPT-3 Expresses During Human-Chatbot Interactions

Large language models such as GPT-3 and ChatGPT can mimic human-to-human conversation with unprecedented fidelity, which enables many applications such as conversational agents for education and non-player characters in video games. In this work, we investigate the underlying personality structure that a GPT-3-based chatbot expresses during conversations with a human. We conducted a user study to collect 147 chatbot personality descriptors from 86 participants while they interacted with the GPT-3-based chatbot for three weeks. Then, 425 new participants rated the 147 personality descriptors in an online survey. We conducted an exploratory factor analysis on the collected descriptors and show that, though overlapping, human personality models do not fully transfer to the chatbot's personality as perceived by humans. We also show that the perceived personality is significantly different from that of virtual personal assistants, where users focus rather on serviceability and functionality. We discuss the implications of ever-evolving large language models and the change they affect in users' perception of agent personalities.

A Richer Vocabulary of Chinese Personality Traits: Leveraging Word Embedding Technology for Mining Personality Descriptors.

This study uses a data-driven approach to mine the distribution of personality traits among Chinese people in the Chinese social context. Based on the hypothesis of personality lexicology, word embedding technology was employed in machine learning to mine personality vocabulary from Tencent's word embedding database. More than 10,000 Chinese personality descriptors were extracted and analyzed using Gaussian Mixture Model Cluster and Hierarchical clustering analysis. The data was collected from 658 Chinese people randomly from all parts of China through an online questionnaire method. The results reveal six personality traits in the Chinese context, expanding the personality thesaurus and providing examples to illustrate each trait. The findings coincide with previous research on the five-factor model, which partially describes the personality traits of Chinese people, but does not offer a complete explanation of their typical social behavior patterns. Additionally, the study supports the notion of cultural particularity in personality traits. The approach used in this study offers a richer personality vocabulary than traditional personality mining methods, and word embedding technology captures richer semantic information in Chinese. The six Chinese personality traits identified in this study will also be used to explore how to quantify and evaluate personality traits based on word embedding and personality descriptors.

Text-Based Occluded Person Re-identification via Multi-Granularity Contrastive Consistency Learning

Text-based Person Re-identification (T-ReID), which aims at retrieving a specific pedestrian image from a collection of images via text-based information, has received significant attention. However, previous research has overlooked a challenging yet practical form of T-ReID: dealing with image galleries mixed with occluded and inconsistent personal visuals, instead of ideal visuals with a full-body and clear view. Its major challenges lay in the insufficiency of benchmark datasets and the enlarged semantic gap incurred by arbitrary occlusions and modality gap between text description and visual representation of the target person. To alleviate these issues, we first design an Occlusion Generator (OGor) for the automatic generation of artificial occluded images from generic surveillance images. Then, a fine-granularity token selection mechanism is proposed to minimize the negative impact of occlusion for robust feature learning, and a novel multi-granularity contrastive consistency alignment framework is designed to leverage intra-/inter-granularity of visual-text representations for semantic alignment of occluded visuals and query texts. Experimental results demonstrate that our method exhibits superior performance. We believe this work could inspire the community to investigate more dedicated designs for implementing T-ReID in real-world scenarios. The source code is available at https://github.com/littlexinyi/MGCC.