95 students were nominated by their schools to attend the Leadership Studies Program, a summer residential program for students in Grades 6 through 11. Students were administered the High School Personality Questionnaire to assess their personality characteristics and differences between boys and girls on any of the factors on the instrument. Girls were significantly higher than boys on Emotional Stability (Factor C), Dominance (Factor E), and on the secondary factor of Independence.
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