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Is the UCAT appropriate for selecting undergraduate medical students? by Powis, David A, Munro, Don, Bore, Miles R

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Values in action scale and the Big 5: An empirical indication of structure by Macdonald, Craig, Bore, Miles, Munro, Don

“…Within this study we used self-report measures completed by 123 undergraduate students from an Australian university to investigate the validity of Peterson…”
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Predictors of psychological distress and well-being in a sample of Australian undergraduate students by Bore, Miles, Pittolo, Chris, Kirby, Dianne, Dluzewska, Teresa, Marlin, Stuart

“…Previous research has found university students report higher levels of psychological distress compared to the general population. Our aim was to investigate…”
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Using personality as a predictor of diet induced weight loss and weight management by Munro, Irene A, Bore, Miles R, Munro, Don, Garg, Manohar L

“…A major challenge for successful weight management is tailoring weight loss programs to individual needs. The aim of this study was to investigate whether…”
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Reliability of personality and values tests: The effects of "high stakes" selection conditions, and of four years in medical school by Fukui, Yuriko, Noda, Saeko, Okada, Midori, Mihara, Nakako, Bore, Miles, Munro, Don, Powis, David

“…This study investigated if scores on tests of personal qualities are affected by whether they will determine selection decisions ("high stakes") or not; and…”
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Can personal qualities of medical students predict in-course examination success and professional behaviour? An exploratory prospective cohort study by Adam, Jane, Bore, Miles, McKendree, Jean, Munro, Don, Powis, David

“…Over two-thirds of UK medical schools are augmenting their selection procedures for medical students by using the United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test…”
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New South Wales Child Development Study (NSW-CDS): an Australian multiagency, multigenerational, longitudinal record linkage study by Carr, Vaughan J, Harris, Felicity, Raudino, Alessandra, Luo, Luming, Kariuki, Maina, Liu, Enwu, Tzoumakis, Stacy, Smith, Maxwell, Holbrook, Allyson, Bore, Miles, Brinkman, Sally, Lenroot, Rhoshel, Dix, Katherine, Dean, Kimberlie, Laurens, Kristin R, Green, Melissa J

“…PurposeThe initial aim of this multiagency, multigenerational record linkage study is to identify childhood profiles of developmental vulnerability and…”
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Emotional intelligence and personality as predictors of psychological well-being by James, Colin, Bore, Miles, Zito, Susanna

“…Research studies have reported elevated rates of psychological distress (e.g., depression) in practicing lawyers yet little research has examined predictors of…”
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Eating Disorder Symptomatology, Body Image, and Mindfulness: Findings in a Non-Clinical Sample by Prowse, Emma, Bore, Miles, Dyer, Stella

“…Background: There has been increasing interest in the use of mindfulness-based interventions in treating various disorders and conditions; however, evidence to…”
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Comparing the cognitive, personality and moral characteristics of high school and graduate medical entrants to the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran by Nedjat, Saharnaz, Bore, Miles, Majdzadeh, Reza, Rashidian, Arash, Munro, Don, Powis, David, Karbakhsh, Mojgan, Keshavarz, Hossein

“…Background: Tehran University of Medical Sciences has two streams of medical student admission: an established high school entry (HSE) route and an…”
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Trial Use of the Personal Qualities Assessment (PQA) in the Entrance Examination of a Japanese Medical University: Similarities to the Results in Western Countries by Fukui, Yuriko, Noda, Saeko, Okada, Midori, Mihara, Nakako, Kawakami, Yoriko, Bore, Miles, Munro, Don, Powis, David

“…Background: The Personal Qualities Assessment (PQA), developed by the University of Newcastle, Australia to assess the aptitude of future medical…”
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Graduate entry to medicine: widening psychological diversity by James, David, Ferguson, Eamonn, Powis, David, Bore, Miles, Munro, Don, Symonds, Ian, Yates, Janet

“…At Nottingham University more than 95% of entrants to the traditional 5-year medical course are school leavers. Since 2003 we have admitted graduate entrants…”
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Using Personal Qualities Assessment to Measure the Moral Orientation and Personal Qualities of Medical Students in a Non-Western Culture by Tsou, Kuo-Inn, Lin, Chaou-Shune, Cho, Shu-Ling, Powis, David, Bore, Miles, Munro, Don, Sze, Daniel Man-Yuen, Wu, Hsi-Chin, Hsieh, Ming-Shium, Lin, Chyi-Her

“…How to select candidates with appropriate personal qualities for medical school is an important issue. This study examined the psychometric properties and…”
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Using Personal Quality Assessment for Selection of Social Work Students by Gibbons, Jill, Bore, Miles, Munro, Don, Powis, David

“…The social work profession has long struggled to find fair and effective ways of selecting students into their education programs. A psychometric test battery,…”
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Assessment of Personal Qualities in Selection of Medical Radiation Science Students by Bore, Miles R, Lyall, David G, Dempsey, Shane E, Powis, David A

“…It is increasingly acknowledged that, in addition to prior academic achievement, there is a need to seek evidence for the abilities and personal qualities of…”
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Framing a set of non-academic selection criteria for occupational therapy students: An Australian study by Lyons, Michael, Mackenzie, Lynette, Bore, Miles, Powis, David

“…Background/Aim:  Demand for places in occupational therapy programs at Australian universities may place undue emphasis on academic attainment when selecting…”
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Why is it so hard to consider personal qualities when selecting medical students? by Powis, David, Munro, Don, Bore, Miles, Eley, Diann

“…Having 'good' doctors is important to everybody. How to select medical students better has been discussed repeatedly for more than seventy years, implying that…”
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Openness and Intellect: An analysis of the motivational constructs underlying two aspects of personality by Douglas, Heather E., Bore, Miles, Munro, Don

“…Openness to Experience has been shown to subsume two aspects called Openness and Intellect. The aim of this study was to examine the discriminant validity of…”
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In-course and career outcomes predicted by medical school selection procedures based on personal qualities by Powis, David, Munro, Don, Bore, Miles, Burstal, Ann

“…This paper reports a 40-year follow-up of 57 graduates from the initial intake to an Australian medical school who were selected on the basis of either…”
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Three faces of Narcissism by Houlcroft, Louise, Bore, Miles, Munro, Don

“…► Two dimensions of Narcissism are increasingly recognised. ► Factor and correlational analyses were used to examine the structure of Narcissism. ► Grandiose…”
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