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Personality Of Personal Trainers: A Study Of Perception And Preference, Andy L. Chasse May 2015

Personality Of Personal Trainers: A Study Of Perception And Preference, Andy L. Chasse

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This study used a personality questionnaire to address the lack of literature concerning how the general population perceives personal trainers and what qualities they desire in them. The Big Five Inventory (BFI) with two demographic items (gender and previous experience) was administered to 130 undergraduate students at The University of Texas-Pan American to determine perceived and desired characteristics. High extraversion was most commonly associated with personal trainers. High extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness, as well as low neuroticism, were most desired in personal trainers. Significant differences were seen between perceived and desired means across all dimensions. Additionally, gender produced main effects …


Variation In Parenting Style In A Captive Group Of Western Lowlands Gorillas, Ana E. Fernandez Aug 2011

Variation In Parenting Style In A Captive Group Of Western Lowlands Gorillas, Ana E. Fernandez

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Parenting styles were examined in a group of western lowland gorillas to determine the relationship between parenting style and multiple births with a single individual. Another interest in this study was on varying ways that motherhood can be approached, with partial attention to the relationship between parenting style and social rank. Observational data was collected by means of focal animal sampling and used to analyze contact behaviors in mother-infant relationship. Results indicated that parenting style stayed consistent within the same mother, but different between mothers.