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Item A Latent Class Analysis of Personal Values in Young Adults(Collabra: Psychology, 2017-12) Smack, Avante J.; Tackett, Jennifer L.; Walker, Rheeda L.; Tang, Rui; Herzhoff, KathrinHuman values and motivations are a powerful predictor of behavior, and Schwartz's taxonomy offers a meaningful organizational system for robust value dimensions (Schwartz, 1992). Although values clearly represent a meaningful and culturally relevant dimension of individual differences, they remain poorly understood particularly in regards to how values co-occur and manifest within individuals. The purpose of the present study was to examine how values co-occur and manifest within individuals. A racially/ethnically diverse sample of 1, 308 undergraduate students (351 males, Mage = 21.70, SD = 5.22) reported on their personal values and personality traits. Latent class analyses revealed support for two value classes: personal-focused (N = 210) and social-focused (N = 1098), which map onto hypotheses of value configurations based on Schwartz's taxonomy (Schwartz, 1992). The value classes also exhibited differences based on racial/ethnic composition, gender composition, and personality trait association, also consistent with previous research. The current study provides evidence for two value types that manifest across two countries in North America.Item Childhood Personality Moderates Associations Between Parenting and Relational Aggression(2014-05) Smack, Avante J.; Tackett, Jennifer L.; Sharp, Carla; Neighbors, ClaytonNegative or harsh parenting strategies are a risk factor for many maladaptive childhood outcomes, including relational aggression (Kawabata et al., 2011). However, research has not previously investigated whether the association between negative parenting and relational aggression is dependent on the personality of the child. This was the aim of the current study. Participants were mothers of 368 children (172 males, Mage = 11.61, SD = 0.82). Mothers reported on their parenting practices, their child’s relational aggression and their child’s personality traits. Analyses indicated that four child personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience) moderated the relationship between inconsistent discipline, but not other parenting dimensions, and relational aggression. Specifically, inconsistent discipline was associated with the highest levels of relational aggression in children low on trait Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness and high on trait Extraversion. These results highlight the importance of examining child personality as a moderator of parental influences on psychopathology development.