Brian R Little

Biographic Data

ID4233571
NAMEBrian R Little
GIVEN NAMESBrian R
FAMILY NAMELittle
SIGNATURELITTLE B R
AFFILIATIONSCarleton University
ORCID0000-0001-8329-8153
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS17
TOTAL CITATIONS224
WORKS AS AUTHOR17
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1969
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX7

  • Personal Projects

    Open AccessBrian R Little, Simon CoulombeCHAPTERInternational Encyclopedia of the…2015

  • The integrative challenge in personality science

    Open AccessBrian R LittleARTICLEJournal of Research in Personality2015References: 31

  • Personal projects, life stories, and happiness

    Open AccessIan Mcgregor, Dan P Mcadams et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Personality2006Cited by: 6References: 40

  • Personality science and personal projects

    Open AccessBrian R LittleARTICLEJournal of Research in Personality2005Cited by: 8References: 13

  • Personal projects, happiness, and meaning

    Ian Mcgregor, Brian R LittleARTICLEJournal of Personality and Social…1998Cited by: 42

  • Dimensional Specificity in the Prediction of Subjective Well-Being

    Open AccessTimothy A Pychyl, Brian R LittleARTICLESocial Indicators Research1998Cited by: 7References: 71

  • Reconsidering gender and public administration

    Open AccessSusan D Phillips, Brian R Little et al.ARTICLECanadian Public Administration1997Cited by: 5

    In this paper, we propose a needed reconceptualization of the study of gender and public administration that is sensitive to emerging issues of public‐service renewal. Five central themes are examined and new research directions illustrated. The first theme is the nature of commitment. We argue in favour of the development of new social ecological models for the study of work and suggest ways in which personal projects analysis as a methodology c…

  • Personality and Personal Projects

    Open AccessBrian R Little, Len Leccl et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality1992

    This article examines the relationships between classical trait units as represented by the five‐factor model (e.g., Digman, 1990) and personal action construct (PAC) units as measured by Personal Projects Analysis (Little, 1983). One hundred and forty‐seven students were administered the NEO Personality Inventory (Costa & McCrae, 1985) and two components of Personal Projects methodology during their first term in university. Neuroticism and Cons…

  • International Preferences in Selecting Mates

    Open AccessDavid M Bu, M Abbott et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cross-Cultural…1990Cited by: 80References: 10

    This study sought to identify the effects of culture and sex on mate preferences using samples drawn world-wide. Thirty-seven samples were obtained from 33 countries located on six continents and five islands (N = 9,474). Hierarchical multiple regressions revealed strong effects of both culture and sex, moderated by specific mate characteristics. Chastity proved to be the mate characteristic on which cultures varied the most. The preference order…

  • Personal Projects Analysis

    Brian R LittleCHAPTERPersonality Psychology1989

  • A typology of lifestyles

    Open AccessJames Horley, Barbara Carroll et al.ARTICLESocial Indicators Research1988Cited by: 6References: 20

  • Affective and cognitive components of global subjective well-being measures

    Open AccessJames Horley, Brian R LittleARTICLESocial Indicators Research1985Cited by: 17References: 12

  • Personal Projects

    Open AccessBrian R LittleARTICLEEnvironment and Behavior1983

    The personal project is proposed as a new unit of analysis for the study of personality in its social, physical and temporal context. A sequential model of personal projects is proposed in which the major stages of project inception, planning, action, and termination are described in detail and related to dimensions of individual differences. A new methodology for assessing personal project content and structure is introduced, including technique…

  • Perceived life satisfaction and the organization of personal project systems

    Ted Palys, Ted S Palys et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality and Social…1983Cited by: 23

    A new methodology for the systemic appraisal of personal project systems was utilized as an approach to understanding perceived life satisfaction. Variables derived from the Personal Projects Matrix were shown to explain variability in reported life satisfaction in two separate, studies, one with a university sample, the other in a small community. High life satisfaction was found to be associated with (a) involvement in projects of high short-te…

  • Specialists, laymen and the process of environmental appraisal

    W R Derrick Sewell, Brian R LittleARTICLERegional Studies1973Cited by: 5

    Sewell W. R. D. and Little B. R. (1973) Specialists, laymen and the process of environmental appraisal, Reg. Studies 7, 161–171. While "environmental impact statements" have assumed increasing importance in recent years, little is known about factors influencing the process of environmental appraisal which underlies these statements. This paper examines one critical factor, specialization, and indicates the role it can play in undermining the pre…

  • Do Personality Traits Apply to Social Behaviour

    Open AccessMichael Argyle, Brian R LittleARTICLEJournal for the Theory of Social…1972Cited by: 25References: 31

  • Sex Differences and Comparability of Three Measures of Cognitive Complexity

    Open AccessBrian R LittleARTICLEPsychological Reports1969

    No evidence was found for convergent validity of three measures of cognitive complexity administered to 39 Ss. While males scored higher on a measure of complexity based on structural relations between constructs, females showed a tendency for higher scores on measures involving verbal differentiation. The relation of complexity to affective orientation is discussed by reference to the concept of specialization