title: The development of the Telic Dominance Scale.
abstract: The development of a 42-item measure of a number of personality features derived from the theory of psychological reversals is reported. These personality features are (a) the extent to which a person is serious-minded, (b) the extent to which a person plans ahead and organizes himself in the pursuit of goals, and (c) the extent to which a person seeks to avoid arousal. These features together are seen to constitute a personality trait which is described as telic dominance. Data concerning the test-retest reliability, criterion-related and construct validity of the Telic Dominance Scale are presented, together with the scale and scoring key.
authors.affiliation: University College, Cardiff, Wales.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morgatroyd
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rushton
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Apter
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ray