For a sample of 179 college students (18 to 69 yr. old), age was significantly correlated (.20 to .43) with the California Psychological Inventory scales of Dominance, Capacity for Status, Sociability, Sense of Well-being, Responsibility, Self-control, Tolerance, Good Impression, Achievement via Conformance, Achievement via Independence, Intellectual Efficiency, and Psychological-mindedness.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
AsakoM.The relationship of age, sex, and conformity to the CPI. Unpublished Master's thesis, Austin Peay State Univer., 1979.
2.
CartocrightL. K.Personality changes in a sample of women physicians. Journal of Medical Education, 1977, 52, 467–474.
3.
DyerE. D.MonsonM. A.Van DrimmelenJ. B.Do age, education, and administrative position reflect in CPI scores?Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, 1971, 6, 573–574.
4.
DyerE. D.MonsonM. A.Van DrimmelenJ. B.What are the relationships of quality patient care to nurses' performance, biographical and personality variables?Psychological Reports, 1975, 36, 255–266.
5.
GoughH. G.Manual for the California Psychological Inventory. (Rev. ed.) Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press, 1969.
6.
GruppS.RamseyerG.RichardsonJ.The effect of age on four scales of the California Psychological Inventory. Journal of General Psychology, 1968, 78, 183–187.
7.
SchaieK.The effect of age on a scale of social responsibility. Journal of Social Psychology, 1959, 50, 221–224.
