Dr. Don Saklofske
Professor Emeritus - Social, Personality and Developmental Psychology
Email: dsaklofs@uwo.ca
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Biographical Information
I joined the Psychology Department at the UWO in 2012. Previously, I was a Professor in Applied Psychology and Associate Dean Research (Faculty of Education) at the University of Calgary. I am currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary as well as the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Visiting Professor in the School of Psychology at Beijing Normal University, and a Research Member in the Laboratory for Research and Intervention in Positive Psychology and Prevention, University of Florence, Italy. Journal editorships include include Personality and Individual Differences and the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment ; also Editor for the Human Exceptionality book series published by Springer.I am a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, and Society for Personality and Social Psychology. I recently served on the Board of Directors and as President of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences and the Board of the Canadian Psychological Association.
My research and professional interests and contributions are included in other sections of my profile, including my attached cv. The diversity of research achievements of our current lab of exceptional graduate
students is outlined as well. Finally, I have a long standing interest in the martial arts and hold a black belt in Shito-Ryu karate.
Selected Publications
Selected (more recent) publications (conference presentations, professional work, etc. listed in cv)
Books
Keefer, K., Parker, J.D.A. & Saklofske, D.H. (Eds.) (2018). Emotional intelligence in education: Integrating research into practice. New York: Springer.
Leschied, A., Saklofske, D.H., & Flett. G. (Eds.) (2018). The Handbook of School-Based Mental Health Promotion: An Evidence Informed Framework for Implementation. New York: Springer
Coulacoglou, C. & Saklofske D. (2017). Psychometrics & Psychological Assessment, Principles & Applications. San Diego: Elsevier.
Weiss, L.G., Saklofske, D.H., Holdnack, J.A., & Prifitera, A. (2016). WISC-V Assessment and Interpretation. San Diego: Elsevier/Academic Press
Boyle, G. J., Saklofske, D.H., & Matthews .G., (Eds) (2015). Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Constructs . San Diego: Elsevier/Academic Press.
Prince-Embury, S. & Saklofske, D.H., (Eds)(2014). Resilience Interventions for Youth in Diverse Populations. New York, Springer.
Saklofske, D. H., Reynolds, C.R., & Schwean, V. L., (Eds) (2013). Oxford Handbook Of Child Psychological Assessment. New York: Oxford University Press.
Prince-Embury, S. & Saklofske, D. H., (Eds.) (2013). Resiliency in Children, Youth and Adults: Translating Research into Practice. New York: Springer
Boyle, G., Saklofske, D. H., & Matthews, G. (Eds.)(2012). Psychological Assessment (4 volumes). Vol. 1 Intelligence Assessment, Vol. 2 Personality and Clinical Assessment, Vol. 3 Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment, Vol 4 Applied Psychological Assessment. London: Sage.
Books in press or preparation:
Carducci, B.J., Di Fabio,A., Saklofske, D.H., & Stough, C. (Eds.) (2018). Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedia of personality and individual differences: Vol. III. Personality processes and individual differences. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Weiss, L.G., Saklofske, D.H., Holdnack, J. & Prifitera, A. (2019). WISC-V Assessment and Interpretation: Second Edition. San Diego: Elsevier/Academic Press
Chapters in Books (2015-2018):
Smith, M.M. Sherry, S. B., & Saklofske, D. H. (2018). Understanding the narcissistic need for perfection: The most dazzling, perfect, and comprehensive review ever. In T. Herman, A. Brunell, & J. Foster (Eds.), The handbook of trait narcissism: Key advances, research methods, and controversies (pp. 265-274. New York: Springer.
Saklofske, D.H. (2018). Publishing in Canadian Journal of School Psychology. In R. G. Floyd (Ed.), Publishing in school psychology and related fields: An insider’s guide. New York: Routledge.
Vesely, A.K. & Saklofske, D.H. (2018) Emotional intelligence and the next generation of teachers. In K. Keefer, J.D.A. Parker, & D.H. Saklofske, (Eds). Emotional intelligence in education: Integrating research into practice (pp. 377-402). New York: Springer.
DiFabio, A. & Saklofske, D.H. (2018). Emotional Intelligence and Youth Career Readines. In K. Keefer, J.D.A. Parker, & D.H. Saklofske, (Eds). Emotional intelligence in education: Integrating research into practice (pp. 353-376). New York: Springer
Petrides,K.V., Sanchez-Ruiz M-J., Siegling, A.B., Saklofske, D.H., & Mavrovelli, S.(2018). Emotional intelligence as personality: Measurement and role of trait emotional intelligence in Education contexts. In K. Keefer, J.D.A. Parker, & D.H. Saklofske, (Eds). Emotional intelligence in education: Integrating research into practice (pp.49-82). New York: Springer.
Keefer, K.V., Parker, J.D.A. & Saklofske, D.H. (2018). Three decades of emotional intelligence research: Perenial issues, emerging trends, and lesssons learned in Education. In K. Keefer, J.D.A. Parker, & D.H. Saklofske, (Eds). Emotional intelligence in education: Integrating research into practice (pp.1-22). New York: Springer.
Keefer, K.V., J.D.A Parker, & D.H. Saklofske, (2018). Emotional intelligence, stress, and health: When the going gets tough, the tough turn to emotions. In L. Dacre Poole & P. Qualter Eds), An Introduction to Emotional Intelligence (pp 161-183). The British Psychological Society, Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey.
Leschied, A.W., Saklofske, D.H. & Flett, G.L. (2018). An Overview of Implementation. In Leschied, A. W., Saklofske, D.H., & Flett, G.L. Handbook of school-based mental health promotion: An evidence-informed framework of interprtetation (pp 1-7). New York: Springer.
Vesely, A., Vingilis, E., Saklofske, D.H., & Leschied (2018). Qualities of teacher effectiveness in delivering school-based mental health programs: The relevance of emotional intelligence. In Leschied, A. W., Saklofske, D.H., & Flett, G.L. Handbook of school-based mental health promotion: An evidence-informed framework of interpretation (pp 167-184). New York: Springer
Smith, M. M., Vidovic, V., Sherry, S. B., & Saklofske, D. H. (2017). Self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism adds incrementally to the prediction of suicide ideation beyond hopelessness: A meta-analysis of 15 studies (pp. 349-371). In U. Kumar (Ed.), Handbook of suicidal behaviour. New York: Springer.
Mpfou, E., van de Vijver, F., Bracken, B., & Saklofske, D.H. (2017). Teaching of intelligence and emotional intelligence. In G. Rich, U. P. Gielen, & H. Takooshian (Eds). Internationalizing the teaching of Psychology (pp. 281-296). IAP - Information Age Publishing.
Prince-Embury, S., Saklofske, D. H., & Keefer, K. V. (2017). Three factor model of personal resiliency. In U. Kumar (Ed.), The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Resilience (pp. 34-44). New York: Taylor & Francis.
Stoeber, J., Corr, P., Smith, M. M., & Saklofske, D. H. (2018). Perfectionism and personality. In J. Stoeber (Ed.). The Psychology of Perfectionism: Theory, Research, Applications (pp.68-88). London: Routledge.
Schoenberg, MR., Lange, RT., Rum, R., Osborn, K., & Saklofske, D.H. & Marsh, M. (2018). Premorbid intelligence. In J. S. Kreutzer, J. DeLuca, & B. Caplan (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology 2nd Ed.. New York: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_2140-2
Schoenberg, M.R., Saklofske, D.H. & Hindes, Y. & Nelson, R., (2018). Intelligence. In J. S. Kreutzer, J. DeLuca, & B. Caplan (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology (2nd Ed). New York: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_1061-2
Saklofske, D.H., Schoenberg, M.R., Nordstokke, D. & Nelson, R. (2018). Intelligence Quotient. In J. S. Kreutzer, J. DeLuca, & B. Caplan (Eds. In Chief). Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology (2nd Ed.). New York: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_1075-3
Saklofske, D.H., Rum, R., & Schoenberg, M.R. (2018). Wechsler Intelligence Tests for Adults and Children. In J.S. Kreutzer, J. DeLuca, & B. Caplan (Eds. In Chief). Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_1073-3 (2nd Ed.). New York: Springer
Petrides, D., Siegling, A., & Saklofske, D.H. (2016). Theory and measurement of trait emotional intelligence. In U. Kumar (Ed.). Wiley Handbook of Personality Assessment. John Wiley
Prince-Embury, S., Keefer, K. V., & Saklofske, D. H. (2016). Fostering psychosocial skills: School-based promotion of resiliency in children and adolescents. In A. A. Lipnevich, F. Preckel, & R. D. Roberts (Eds), Psychosocial skills and school systems in the twenty-first century: Theory, research, and applications ( pp301-324) . New York: Springer. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28606-8-12.
Saklofske, D. H.,van de Vijver, F., Oakland, T., Mpofu, E., & Suzuki, L. (2015). Intelligence and culture. In In S. Goldstein , D. Princiotta, & J.A. Naglieri. (Eds), Handbook of intelligence: Evolutionary theory, historical perspectives, and current concepts (pp341-366). New York: Springer.
McCrimmon, A, Climie,E., & Saklofske, D.H. (2015). Assessment of intelligence. In J. Wright (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences 2nd Ed. (pp.283-289), London: Elsevier.
Boyle, G. J., Saklofske, D.H., & Matthews .G., (2015). Criteria and evaluation of scales and measures. In G. J. Boyle, D.H. Saklofske, & G. Matthews (Eds). Measures of Personality and Social Psychology Constructs (pp. 3-15). San Diego: Elsevier/Academic Press.
Prince-Embury, S., Saklofske, D.H. & Vesely, K.V. (2015). Measures of resiliency. In G. J. Boyle, D.H. Saklofske, & G. Matthews (Eds). Measures of Personality and Social Psychology Constructs (pp. 290-321). San Diego: Elsevier/Academic Press.
Siegling, A.B., Saklofske, D.H. & Petrides, K.V. (2015). Measures of ability and trait emotional intelligence. In G. J. Boyle, D.H. Saklofske, & G. Matthews (Eds). Measures of Personality and Social Psychology Constructs (pp. 381-414). San Diego: Elsevier/Academic Press.
Articles in Referred Journals (2015-2018):
Kehayes, I.V., Smith, M.M., Sherry, S.B., Vidovic, V., Saklofske, D.H. (2019). Are perfectionism dimensions risk factors for fulimic symptoms? A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Personality and Individual Differences, 138,117-125.
Babcock, S., Miller, J., Saklofske, D.H. & J.J. Zhu, (2018) WISC-V Canadian norms: Relevance and use in the assessment of Canadian children. Canadian Journal of BehaviouralScience/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 50(2), 97.
Smith, M. M., Vidovic, V., Sherry, S. B., Stewart, S. H., & Saklofske, D. H. (2018). Perfectionistic concerns confer risk for anxiety symptoms: A meta-analysis of 11 longitudinal studies. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 31, 4-20. doi:10.1080/10615806.2017.1384466
Sinclair, V. & Saklofske, D.H. (2018). Is there a place in politics for compassion? The role of compassion in predicting hierarchy-legitimizing views. Self and Identity, https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2018.1468354
Di Fabio, A., & Saklofske, D. H. (2018). The contributions of personality and emotional intelligence to resiliency. Personality and Individual Differences, 123, 140-144.
Smith, M., Sherry, S.B., McLarnon, M.E., Flett, G.L., Hewitt, P.L., Saklofske, D.H., & Etherson, M. (2018). Why Does Socially Prescribed Perfectionism Place People at Risk for Depression? A Five- Month, Two-Wave Longitudinal Study of the Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model. Personality and Individual Differences, 134, 49-54.
Lau, C., Stewart, S.L., Sarmiento, C., Saklofske, D.H., & Tremblay, P. (2018). Who Is at Risk for Problematic Video Gaming? Risk Factors in Problematic Video Gaming in Clinically Referred Canadian Children and Adolescents. Multimodal Technologies and Interactions, 2, 19.
Di Fabio, A., & Saklofske, D. (2017). HEXACO-60: Primo contributo alla validazione della versione italiana [HEXACO-60: First contribution to the validation of the Italian version]. Giornale Italiano di Ricerca e Applicazioni, 10(3). doi: 10.14605/CS1031707
Di Fabio, A., & Saklofske, D. (2017). The Mini International Personality Item Pool Scale (Mini-IPIP): Primo contributo alla validazione della versione italiana [The Mini International Personality Item Pool Scale (Mini-IPIP): First contribution to the validation of the Italian version]. Giornale Italiano di Ricerca e Applicazioni, 10(3). doi: 10.14605/CS1031708
Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Chen, S., Saklofske, D. H., Mushquash, C., Flett, G. L., & Hewitt, P.L. (2018). The perniciousness of perfectionism: A meta-analytic review of the perfectionism- suicide relationship. Journal of Personality, 86, 522-542. doi:10.1111/jopy.12333
Lau, C., Stewart, S. L., Saklofske, D. H., Tremblay, P. F., & Hirdes, J. (2018). Psychometric evaluationof the interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health Disruptive/Aggression Behaviour Scale (DABS) and Hyperactive/Distraction Scale (HDS). Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 49(2), 279-289.
Qualter, P., Davis, S., Keefer, K., Parker, J., Saklofske, D.H., Wigelsworth, M., Simmons, N., Stough, C. (2017). Emotional intelligence in education. British Journal of Educational Psychology Monograph Series II, 12,51-69.
Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Mushquash, A. R., Saklofske, D. H., Gautreau, C. M., & Nealis, L. J. (2017). Perfectionism erodes social self-esteem and generates depressive symptoms: Studying mother-daughter dyads using a daily diary design with longitudinal follow-up. Journal of Research in Personality, 71, 72-79.
Plouffe, R., Saklofske, D. H., & Smith, M. M. (2017). The Assessment of Sadistic of Personality: Preliminary psychometric evidence for a new measure. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 166-171. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.07.043
Smith, M. M., Sherry, S.B., Gautreau, C.M., Mushquash, A. R., Saklofske, D. H., & Allen, S. L. (2017). The intergenerational transmission of perfectionism: Fathers’ other-oriented perfectionism and daughters’ perceived psychological control uniquely predicts daughters’ self-critical perfectionism and daughters’ personal standards perfectionism. Personality and Individual Differences, 119, 242-248.
Prince-Embury, S., Saklofske, D. H., & Nordstokke, D. W. (2017). The Resiliency Scale for Young Adults. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 35(3), 276-290.
Climie, E. A., Saklofske, D. H., Mastoras, S. M., & Schwean, V. L. (2017). Trait and Ability Emotional Intelligence in Children With ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 1087054717702216.
Smith, M. Saklofske, D.H., Yan, G., & Sherry, S.B. (2017). Does perfectionism predict depression, stress, and life satisfaction after controlling for neuroticism? A study of Canadian and Chinese undergraduates. Journal of Individual Differences, 38(2), 63-70.
Parker, J. D., Saklofske, D. H., & Keefer, K. V. (2017). Giftedness and academic success in college and university: Why emotional intelligence matters. Gifted Education International, 33(2), 183-194.
Smith, M. M., & Saklofske, D. H. (2017). The structure of multidimensional perfectionism: Support for a bifactor model with a dominant general factor. Journal of Personality Assessment, 99, 297-303.
Plouffe, R. A., Paunonen, S. V., & Saklofske, D. H. (2017). Item properties and the convergent validity of personality assessment: A peer rating study. Personality and Individual Differences, 111, 96-105.
Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Saklofske, D. H., & Mushquash, A. R. (2017). Clarifying the perfectionism-procastination relationship using a 7-day, 14 occasion daily diary study. Personality and Individual Differences, 112, 117-123.
Wilson, C. & Saklofske, D.H. (2017). Resiliency, and mental health in older adults: The mediating role of savouring. Aging and Mental Health. 1-7.
Kelly, I.W., Janzen, B.L, & Saklofske, D.H. (2017). Psychology, science and astrology. Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. 1-7.
Smith, M.M, Speth, T., Sherry, S.B., Saklofske, D.H., Stewart, S., & Glowacka, M. (2017). Is socially prescribed perfectionism veridical? A new take on the stressfulness of perfectionism. Personality and Individual Differences, 110, 115-118.
Balakrishnan, A, Plouffe, R., & Saklofske, D.H. (2017). What do sadists value? Is honest- humility and intermediary? Replicating and extending findings on the link between values and dark personalities. Personality and Individual Differences, 19, 142-147.
Smith, M.,Sherry, S., Gautreau, C., Stewart, S.,Saklofske,D.H, Mushquash, A. (2017).Are perfectionistic concerns an antecedent of or a consequence of binge eating, or both? A short-term four-wave longitudinal study of undergraduate women. Eating Behaviours, 26, 23-26.
Sudarshan, N., Bowden, S., Saklofske, D.H., & Weiss, L.G.(2016). Age-Related Invariance of Abilities Measured With the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV. Psychological Assessment, 28(11), 1489-1501.
Ploufe, R., Saklofske, D. H., & Smith, M. M. (2016). The Subclinical Sadism Scale; Preliminary psychometric evaluation for a new measure. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 166-171.
Smith, M., & Saklofske, D. (2017). The general factor of perfectionism: Support for a bifactor model with a dominant general factor and specific factors. Journal of Personality Assessment, 99, 297-303.
Bowden, S.C, Saklofske, D.H.,van de Vijver, A.J.R., Sudarshan, J. & Eysenck, S.B.G. (2016). Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire across 33Countries. Personality and Individual Differences, 103, 53-60. (special issue).
Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Chen, S., Saklofske, D.H., Flett, G. L., & Hewitt, P. L. (2016). Perfectionism and narcissism: A meta-analytic review. J. of Research in Personality, 64, 90-101.
Smith, M.M., Saklofske, D.H., Stoeber, J., & Sherry, S.B. (2016). The Big Three Perfectionism Scale: A new measure of perfectionism. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 34, 670-688. (special issue).
DiFabio, A., Saklofske, D.H., & Tremblay, P. (2016). Psychometric Properties of the Italian Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (I-TEIQue). Personality and Individual Differences, 96, 198-201.
Smith, M. M., Sherry, S.B., Rnic, K., Saklofske, D. H., Enns, M. W., & Gralnick, T. (2016). Are perfectionism dimensions vulnerability factors for depressive symptoms after controlling for neuroticism? A meta-analysis of 10 longitudinal studies. European Journal of Personality, 30, 201-212
Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D., Yan, G., & Sherry, S. (2016). A person centered perspective on multidimensional perfectionism in Canadian and Chinese university students: A multigroup latent profile analysis. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 44, 135-151.
LaPalme, M., Wang, W., Joseph, D., Saklofske, D.H. & Yan, G. ( 2016) Measurement Equivalence of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale across Cultures: An Item Response Theory Approach. Personality and Individual Differences, 90, 190-198.
Saklofske, D.H., Austin, E., Yan, G. & Smith, M. (2016) , Factor structure and correlates of the Mandarin version of the Managing the Emotions of Others (MEOS) scale. International Journal of Psychology, 51 (1), 72-77. DOI 10.1002/ijop.12147.
Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D., Yan, G., & Sherry, S. (2016). Cultural similarities in perfectionism: Perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns generalize across Chinese and Canadian groups. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 49, 63-76.
Mastoras, S., Saklofske, D.H., Schwean, V.L. & Climie, E. (2016). Social Support in Children with ADHD: An Exploration of Resilience. Journal of Attention Disorders 22(8), 712-723
Brady, D., Saklofske, D.H., Schwean, V.L., Montgomery, J. Thorne, K., & McCrimmon, A . (2015). Executive Functions in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 8(9), 1016-1023.
Balakrishnan, A. & Saklofske, D.H. (2015). Be Mindful How You Measure: A Psychometric Investigation of the Brief Emotional Intelligence Scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 87, 293-301.
Siegling A. B., Vesely, A. K., Petrides, K.V., & Saklofske, D. H., (2015). Incremental validity of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form. Journal of Personality Assessment, 97(5), 525-535.
Stelnicki, A., Nordstokke, D. & Saklofske, D.H. (2015). Who is the successful university student? An Analysis of Personal Resources. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 45(2), 214-228.
Smith, M.M., Saklofske, D.H., Keefer, K.V. & Tremblay, P. (2016). Coping strategies and Psychological outcomes: The moderating effect of personal resiliency. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 150, 18-32.
Siegling, A, Vesely, A., Saklofske, D.H., Frederickson, F. Petrides, K.V. (2015). Incremental Validity of the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Adolescent Short Form (TEIQue- ASF), European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 97(5), 525–535. DOI:
Andrei, F., Smith, M. M., Surcinelli, P., Baldaro, B., & Saklofske, D. (2016). The trait emotional intelligence questionnaire: Internal structure, criterion and incremental validity in an Italian sample. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 49, 34-45.
Prince-Embury, S., & Saklofske, D.H. (2015). Resilience interventions: A fair appraisal? A response to the review of Resilience Interventions for Youth in Diverse Populations. PsychCritiques, 60(31), article 10.
Smith, M. Saklofske, D.H., Yan G. & Sherry (2015). Perfectionistic strivings and perfectionistic concerns interact to predict negative emotionality; Support for the tripartite model of perfectionism in Canadian and Chinese university students. Personality and Individual Differences, 81, 141-147.
Miller, J.L., Weiss, L.G., Beal, A.L., Saklofske, D.H., Zhu, J., & Holdnack, J.A. (2015). Intelligent use of intelligence tests: Empirical and clinical support for the Canadian WAIS-IV norms. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 33, 312-328.
Smith, M., Saklofske, D.H., & Yan G.. (2015). Perfectionism, trait emotional intelligence, and psychological outcomes. Personality and Individual Differences, 85, 155-158.
Please see CURRICULUM VITAE for articles in preparation, conference presentations and invited lectures etc.
Some selected books
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Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment: Principles and Applications Coulacoglou & Saklofske, 2017 |
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Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Constructs Edited by G. J. Boyle, D.H. Saklofske, & G. Matthews |
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WAIS-IV Clinical Use and Interpretation: Scientist-Practitioner Perspectives Lawrence G. Weiss, Donald H. Saklofske, Diane L. Coalson, Susan Engi Raiford Read More [Download PDF, 85 KB] |
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Assessing Emotional Intelligence Theory, Research, and Application Edited by Con Stough, Donald H. Saklofske, James D.A. Parker |
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The SAGE Handbook of Personality Theory and Assessment. Vol. 1. Personality Theories and Models Edited by Gregory J. Boyle, Gerald Matthews, Donald H. Saklofske. Read more [Download PDF, 2.7 MB] |
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WISC-IV Clinical Assessment and Intervention, Second Edition Edited by Aurelio Prifitera, Donald H. Saklofske, Lawrence G. Weiss Read more [Download PDF, 112KB] |
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Resilience in Children, Adolescents, and Adults: Translating Research into Practice Edited by Sandra Prince-Embury, Donald H. Saklofske |
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The Oxford Handbook of Child Psychological Assessment Edited by Donald H. Saklofske, Cecil R. Reynolds and Vicki L. Schwean |
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Resilience Interventions Youth in Diverse Populations Edited by Sandra Prince-Embury, Donald H. Saklofske |
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WISC-V Assessment and Interpretation. Lawrence G. Weiss, Donald H. Saklofske, James Holdnack, Aurelio Prifitera |
Research
My research focuses on the study of individual differences with an emphasis on personality and intelligence, including emotional intelligence. These studies and resulting publications are theoretical and practical as well as correlational and experimental. The opportunity for cross-cultural studies has significantly broadened the scope of this research. Also, my recent research interests in emotional intelligence, including emotions and social cognition is motivated by the current emphasis on prevention, resiliency, psychological health, and building capacity.
Publications of some of my more recent books, book chapters and journal articles are included in the publications link.
Inugural Meeting of The International Study of Individual Differences (London, UK 1983)
Professors and students test the nation
Chances are, that one time or another over the course of your life, you’ll be asked to take an IQ test. So how do you think you’d stack up against others in your field? Or twins? Or athletes, or politicians?
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Making life better for survivors of profound brain injury
Dr. Saklofske teams with the Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured (ARBI) on innovative project. Read More
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Research Lab
Supervisor: Dr. Don Saklofske
Front Row: Anita Feher, Sarah Babcock, Rachel Plouffe, Deanna Walker, Lital Yosopov, Malvika DaCosta
Back Row: Don Saklofske, Vanessa Sinclair, Kristi MacDonald, Hiten Dave, Laura Johnson, Chris Kowalski
Missing: Anjana Balakrishnan (2019 fall convocation), Samantha Chen, Chloe Lau, Claire Wilson
Undergraduate Students: Honours Thesis and Scholars Elective Students
L to R: Nimisha Jain, Catherine Li, Lena Schreyer, Morgan Rochette, Helen Schreyer,
Laura Harper, Emily Thorne
Graduate Student Bios:
Sarah Babcock, 3rd Year PhD, Social, Personality & Developmental Psychology
I completed both my Honours degree in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour and my post-graduate certificate in Research Ethics & Clinical Trials at McMaster University; my MSc was completed here at Western. I am the recipient of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Master's and SSHRC Doctoral Scholarships. My research interests include: cognitive ability assessment, individual differences, scale development, resilience, and student success. In addition to my research interests, I am passionate about teaching, curriculum development, and student mentorship.
Recent Publications:
Wilson, C. A., Babcock, S.E., & Saklofske, D. H. (2019). Sinking or Swimming in an Academic Pool: A Study of Resiliency and Student Success in First-Year Undergraduates. Canadian Journal of Higher Education/Revue canadienne d'enseignement supérieur, 49(1), 60-84.
Babcock, S. E., Miller, J. L., Saklofske, D. H., & Zhu, J. (2018). WISC-V Canadian Norms: Relevance and Use in the Assessment of Canadian Children. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 50(2), 97.
Conference Presentations:
Babcock, S.E., & Saklofske, D. H. (2019, June). Bridging the Gap: Building a collaborative cognitive assessment process between classroom teachers and psychologists. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Convention, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Babcock, S.E., Li, Y., Stewart, S.L., Hirdes, J.P., & Schwean, V.L. (2019, May). Psychometric Evaluation of the Depressive Severity Index (DSI) among Children and Youth using the interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health (ChYMH) Assessment Tool. Poster presented at the Child Health Symposium at Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Samantha Chen, 5th year PhD, Clinical Science and Psychopathology
I completed my Honours Bachelors of Science at the University of Toronto and my Master of Science at Western University. My research interests include perfectionism, social support, interpersonal relationships, and psychological well-being. I am a recipient of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Master's and SSHRC Doctoral Award. I have also been involved in research related to reducing waitlist times for mental health services at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care Program of Children’s Hospital.
Recent Publications:
Moroz, S., Chen, S., Daljeet, K. N., & Campbell, L. (2018). The Dark Triad and break-up distress. Personality and Individual Differences, 132, 52-59.
Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Chen, S., Saklofske, D. H., Mushquash, C., Flett, G. L., & Hewitt, P. L. (2018). The perniciousness of perfectionism: A meta-analytic review of the perfectionism–suicide relationship. Journal of Personality, 86(3), 522-542.
Smith, M. M., Sherry, S. B., Chen, S., Saklofske, D. H., Flett, G. L., & Hewitt, P. L. (2016). Perfectionism and narcissism: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Research in Personality, 64, 90-101.
Hiten Dave, 3rd year PhD, Social, Personality & Developmental Psychology
Hiten completed his BSc and MSc degrees at Trent University, and is now a PhD candidate at Western. During his graduate career, he has worked with large, longitudinal datasets such as Statistics Canada’s National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), the Trent Academic Wellness and Success Project (TAWSP), as well as the interRAI child and youth instruments.
Main research interests: Test construction, personality, emotional intelligence, motivation, mental health, educational and vocational psychology.
You can stay up to date with his work on ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hiten_Dave), and Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.ca/citations?hl=en&user=tGEsXm8AAAAJ).
Recent Publications:
Dave, H. P., Keefer, K. V., Snetsinger, S., Holden, R. R., & Parker, J. D. A. (in press). Stability and change in trait emotional intelligence in emerging adulthood: A four-year population-based study. Journal of Personality Assessment.
Dave, H. P., Mesarosova, K. M., Siegling, A. B., Tremblay, P. F., & Saklofske, D. H. (2019). Assessing Locus of Control in pilots: Validation of a self-report measure. Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors, 9(1), 24-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/2192-0923/a000153
Recent Conference Presentations:
Dave, H. P., Apter, M. J., Crane, A. G., & Parker, J. D. A. (2019, June). Motivational intelligence: Validating a new measure for the construct. Poster presented at the 2019 Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) convention in Halifax, NS, Canada.
Dave, H. P., Wilson, C. W., Babcock, S., Plouffe, R., Feher, A., Saklofske, D. H., & Prince-Embury, S. (2019, May). Developmental dynamics of resiliency from young to older adulthood. Poster presented at the 2019 Inviting Resilience Conference in Peterborough, ON, Canada.
Malvika D’Costa, 1st year M. Sc., Social, Personality & Developmental Psychology
Malvika is a first year M.Sc student supervised by Dr. Donald Saklofske in the area of social, personality, and developmental psychology. She completed her Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of Guelph-Humber. Malvika's undergraduate thesis focused on the effect of weapon presence on blame in heterosexual intimate partner violence. Her current interests include: The psychopathic personality, intimate partner violence, and the dark triad.
Anita Feher, 4th year PhD, Social, Personality & Developmental Psychology
Anita completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto with an Honours Specialization in Psychology, and her Master of Science degree at Western University in Psychology. She is interested in using mixed-methods research to explore how individual difference variables influence interpersonal behaviours and motivations. Her main research interests include interpersonal conflict, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, test construction, compassion, and well-being.
Recent publications:
Feher, A., Smith, M. M., Saklofske, D. H., Plouffe, R. A., Wilson, C. A., Sherry, S. B. (in press). The Big Three Perfectionism Scale-Short Form (BTPS-SF): Development of a Brief Self-Report Measure of Multidimensional Perfectionism. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.
Feher, A., Yan, G., Saklofske, D. H., Plouffe, R. A., & Gao, Y. (2019). An Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire Short Form (Chinese TEIQue-SF). Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 435. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00435
Recent conference presentations:
Feher, A., Levy, S., Saklofske, D. H. (2018, May). Tendency Towards Cooperation in Conflict: The Influence of Trait Emotional Intelligence Factors. Poster presented at the Waterloo-Western-Wilfrid Laurier conference in Waterloo, ON.
Feher, A. & Saklofske, D. H. (2017, June). The Influence of Emotional Intelligence and Compassion on Conflict Resolution Strategies. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association conference, Toronto, ON.
Laura Johnson, 2nd year PhD, Social, Personality & Developmental Psychology
Laura K. Johnson is a second- year PhD Candidate supervised by Dr. Donald H. Saklofske. She obtained her Masters of Science in Psychology at The University of Western Ontario, where she investigated whether empathy, compassion, and altruism could form a “Light Triad” of prosocial personality. She is also the recipient of a CGS-M scholarship from SSHRC, as well as an Ontario Graduate Scholarship at both the Masters and Doctoral level. Her research interests include prosocial personality traits and the Dark Tetrad (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, sadism).
Recent Publications:
Johnson, L. K., Plouffe, R. A., & Saklofske, D. H. (2019). Subclinical sadism and the Dark Triad: Should there be a “Dark Tetrad”? Journal of Individual Differences, 40, 127-133. doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000284
Johnson, L. K., & Dave, H. P. (in press). Narcissism, Assessment of. In B. J. Carducci (Editor-in-Chief & Vol Ed.), The Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedia of personality and individual differences: Vol. II. Research methods and assessment techniques. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Recent Conference Presentations:
Johnson, L. K., & Saklofske, D. H. (2019, May). Introducing the “Light Triad”: Developing and validating a scale of prosocial personality. Poster presented at the 80th meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Christopher Kowalski, 2nd year PhD, Social, Personality & Developmental Psychology
Chris completed his undergraduate degree (Psychology) as well as his MSc (Health and Rehab Sciences) at Western. His MSc thesis investigated the relationship between psychological hardiness, perseverative cognition, and health. He is co-supervised by Dr. Julie Schermer. His current research is mostly related to the dark side of personality, perseverative cognition, and psychometrics. Stay up to date with his publications by following him on researchgate (www.researchgate.net/profile/Christopher_Kowalski) or Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=zyUnEf4AAAAJ&hl=en)
Research Publications:
Kowalski, C. M., Di Pierro, R., Plouffe, R. A., Rogoza, R., & Saklofske, D. H. (in press). Enthusiastic acts of evil: The Assessment of Sadistic Personality in Polish and Italian populations. Journal of Personality Assessment.
Kowalski, C. M., Vernon, P. A., & Schermer, J. A. (in press). The Dark Triad and facets of personality. Current Psychology.
Kowalski, C. M., & Schermer, J. A. (2019). Hardiness, perseverative cognition, anxiety, and health-related outcomes: A case for and against psychological hardiness. Psychological Reports, 122, 2096-2118.
Chloe Lau, 3rd year PhD, Clinical Science and Psychopathology
Chloe Lau is a third year PhD student funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Joseph Armand Bombardier Masters and Doctoral Award. She was also a recipient of the ThinkSwiss Scholarship, the Canada Graduate Scholarship Michael Smith Foreign Supplement, the Mitacs Globalink Opportunities Award, and the Mary Ann Underwood Global Opportunities Award to conduct international research studies with Professor Dr. Ruch and Dr. Hofmann at the University of Zurich and Professor Dr. Chiesi at the University of Florence.
Research Interests: State-Trait Model of Cheerfulness, Cross-Cultural Research, Psychometric Work.
Recent Publications:
Lau, C., Chiesi, F., & Saklofske, D.H. (2019). The combinative role of traits cheerfulness and seriousness in predicting resiliency and well-being: A moderated mediation model. Personality and Individual Differences, 151, 109515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.109515
Lau, C., Stewart, S. L., Saklofske, D. H., & Hirdes, J. (2019). The interRAI child and youth mental health internalizing subscale: scale development and psychometric properties. Psychiatry Research, 278, 235–241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.06.013
Lau, C., Chiesi, F., Saklofske, D.H., & Yan, G. (2019). Temperamental basis of humor in China. A measurement invariance analysis. Advance online publication in International Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12582
Kristi MacDonald, 1st year MSc, Social, Personality & Developmental Psychology
Kristi completed her BA at the University of Waterloo and MA in school psychology at the University of Manitoba. Her research and career has previously focused on children’s mental health and assessment. Presently, she is co-supervised by Dr. Julie Aitken Schermer and Dr. Donald Saklofske. Her current research interests include loneliness, personality, technology, intelligence, and assessment.
Publication
Nilsen, E. S., Mangal, L., & MacDonald, K. (2013). Referential communication in children with ADHD: The role of a listener. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 56, 590 - 603. DOI:10.1044/1092-4388(2012/12-0013)
Conference presentation
Baerg, K., & Nilsen, E. (2009, October). Communication and inhibition in children with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Poster presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, San Antonio, TX.
Rachel Plouffe, 4th year PhD, Social, Personality & Developmental Psychology
Rachel completed her undergraduate degree at Queen’s University and her Master of Science degree at Western University. Rachel's primary areas of research interest include the Dark Tetrad of personality, intimate partner violence, and test construction. Aside from her PhD work, Rachel is a research consultant for Metrein Measurement, Monitoring, and Evaluation. You can follow her work on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rachel_Plouffe
Recent Publications:
Kowalski, C. M., Di Pierro, R., Plouffe, R. A., Rogoza, R., & Saklofske, D. H. (in press). Enthusiastic acts of evil: The Assessment of Sadistic Personality in Polish and Italian populations. Journal of Personality Assessment.
Plouffe, R. A., Smith, M. M., & Saklofske, D. H. (2019). A psychometric investigation of the Assessment of Sadistic Personality. Personality and Individual Differences, 140, 57-60.
Recent conference presentations:
Plouffe, R. A., Smith, M. M., & Saklofske, D. H. (2018, June). The Assessment of Sadistic Personality: Preliminary psychometric evidence for a new measure. Symposium paper presented at the International Congress of Applied Psychology conference, Montreal, QC.
Plouffe, R. A., Kowalski, C. M., Di Pierro, R., Rogoza, R., & Saklofske, D. H. (2019, August. Sadism around the world: A cross-cultural validation of the Assessment of Sadistic Personality. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association conference, Chicago, IL.
Vanessa Sinclair, 3rd year PhD, Social, Personality & Developmental Psychology
Vanessa Sinclair is a third-year PhD student in the Social, Personality, and Developmental Psychology area. She obtained her Honours BSc at Trent University, and her MSc at Western University. Her research focuses on two complementary topics: prosocial individual differences and political ideology (their measurement, antecedents, and consequences).
Research publications:
Palma, P. A., Sinclair, V. M., & Esses, V. M. (2019). Facts versus feelings: Objective and subjective experiences of diversity differentially impact attitudes towards the European Union. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1177/1368430219854805
Sinclair, V. M., & Saklofske, D. H. (2019). Is there a place in politics for compassion? The role of compassion in predicting hierarchy-legitimizing views. Self and Identity, 18(4), 425-442. DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2018.1468354
Babcock, S., Li, Y., Sinclair, V. M., Thomson, C., & Campbell, L. (2017). Two replications of an investigation on empathy and utilitarian judgment across socioeconomic status. Scientific Data, 4(160129). DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2016.129
Deanna Walker, 3rd year PhD, Clinical Science and Psychopathology
I completed my Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (2015) and Masters of Arts in Psychology (2017) at Carleton University. My research is rooted in positive psychology and strengths-based approaches to mental health and well-being. As such, I am inspired by topics pertaining to how people flourish. My current research interests include: imposter phenomenon, belonging, individual differences, growth, resilience, and close relationships.
Recent Publications:
Walker, D. L. (in press). Introversion-extraversion. In B. J. Carducci (Editor-in-Chief) & C. S. Nave (Vol. Ed.), The Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedia of personality and individual differences: Volume I. Models and theories. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Recent Presentations:
Walker, D. L., Harasymchuk, C., & Bacev-Giles, C. (2019, June). Challenges in shared relationship activities: Towards a perceptual model of growth in self-expanding activities. Poster session presented at the IARR Mini-Conference, Ottawa, Ontario.
Walker, D. L. (2019, February). Thrive: Positive psychology strategies for your everyday life. Public lecture presented at the Advocacy Through Action Public Lecture Series, London, Ontario.
Walker, D. L. (2018, November). Trauma resilience and post traumatic growth. Guest lecture presented to Psychological Trauma Psychology class, Western University, London, Ontario.
Walker, D. L., Zelenski, J. M., & van Allen, Z. (2017, January). Why are we happier when we act extraverted?: Examining social connectedness and novelty in well-being interventions. Poster session presented at the Annual Convention of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, Texas.
Claire Wilson, 4th year PhD, Social, Personality & Developmental Psychology
I completed my BA at King’s University College at Western University with an Honors Specialization in Psychology, and my MSc at Western University. My master’s thesis research examined resilience and mental health in older adults. My dissertation work is focused on examining qualitative resilience research and developing a scale to measure resilience in an older adult population. My research interests include: successful aging, subjective health in older adults, resilience, and undergraduate student success.
Recent publications:
Wilson, C. A., Babcock, S. E., & Saklofske, D. H. (2019). Sinking or swimming in an academic pool: A study of resiliency and student success in first year undergraduates. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 49(1), 60-84.
Wilson, C. A., Plouffe, R. A., Saklofske, D. H., Di Fabio, A., Prince-Embury, S., & Babcock, S. E. (2019). Resiliency across cultures: A validation of the Resiliency Scale for Young Adults. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 37(1), 14-25.
Wilson, C. A., & Saklofske, D. H. (2018). The relationship between trait emotional intelligence, resiliency, and mental health in older adults: The mediating role of savouring. Aging and Mental Health, 22(5), 646-654.
Recent conference presentations:
Plouffe, R. A., Wilson, C. A., Tremblay, P. F. & Saklofske, D. H. (2019). Resiliency across older adulthood: The role of state and trait positive affect. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association’s 127th Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois.
Babcock, S. E., Wilson, C. A., & Saklofske, D. H. (2018). Sinking or swimming in an academic pool: A study of resiliency and student success in first year undergraduates. Poster presented at the International Congress on Applied Psychology & Canadian Psychological Association’s 79th Annual Convention, Montreal, Quebec.
Lital Yosopov, 2nd year M.Sc., Clinical Science and Psychopathology
Lital Yosopov is a second year M.Sc Student supervised by Dr. Donald Saklofske, in the area of Clinical Psychology. She completed her Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Business, with Summa Cum Laude distinction, at York University. Lital’s undergraduate thesis examined perfectionism and its maladaptive correlates, including shame, and the overgeneralization of failure. Her current interests continue to include perfectionism, as well as resiliency, psychological well-being, humour styles, and emotional intelligence . Lital’s current research examines the relationship between perfectionistic cognitions and procrastinatory cognitions, addressing the roles of fear of failure and overlegalization of failure.
Recent Publications:
Yosopov. L., & Flett. G. (2017). The Correlates of Perfectionistic Symptomatology, including the Experience of Shame and the Overgeneralization of Failure. Unpublished Undergraduate Honour’s Thesis. https://psycentre.apps01.yorku.ca/wp/the-correlates-of-perfectionistic-symptomatology-including-the-experience-of-shame-and-the-overgeneralization-of-failure/
Recent Conference Presentations:
Yosopov, L., Lau, C., & Saklofske, D.H. (2019, September). Does emotional intelligence predict emotional toughness? The mediating role of resiliency in the relationship between emotional intelligence and satisfaction with life. Poster presented at the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists Conference, Toronto, Ontario.
Yosopov, L., Lau, C., & Saklofske, D.H. (2019, May). Humour and Life Satisfaction: the mediating role of resiliency. Poster presented at the Waterloo-Western-Wilfrid Laurier Conference, Waterloo, Ontario.
