Resiliency to adversity in military personnel: The role of self-regulation.

Military service can include numerous adverse events. As such, resiliency has been considered as a means of potentially helping active-duty personnel face adversity and be better prepared for the demands of military service. However, research in military contexts has been hindered by use of disparate conceptualizations, definitions, and measures of resiliency.

Personality Perceptions of Medical School Applicants.

Purpose To examine the extent to which medical school interviewers consider perceptions of applicant personality traits during a semi-structured panel interview, the interrater reliability of assessments, and the impact of such perceptions on individual admission decisions. Method Semi-structured panel interviews were conducted with applicants to the Doctor of Medicine Program at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. Interviewers also provided voluntary, "research only" ratings of applicants on nine relevant personality traits.