The University of British Columbia Twin Project: Still Figuring Out What Personality Is and Does

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry L. Jang
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Behavioral Genetics ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Compulsive Behavior ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Full Form ◽  
Canadian Provinces ◽  
The University

The University of British Columbia (UBC) Twin Project is a registry of approximately 2,000 pairs of reared-together twins recruited across the major Canadian provinces. The focus of the project is an investigation of the behavioral genetics of personality and its disorders, and their relationship to other forms of mental illness. The goal is to find evidence for current diagnostic structures and classification systems, or certainly provide data for their reform. The primary measures employed are full-form self-report questionnaires of major psychological and psychiatric instruments covering personality, mood, general health, schizotypy, and more recently the anxiety disorders from symptoms resulting from exposure traumatic events, obsessive–compulsive behavior and beliefs, as well as coping strategies and health anxieties. No DNA has been collected. Data from the project have been used in several collaborative projects worldwide, and collaborative projects with other groups and interested researchers are welcomed.

The University of British Columbia Twin Project: Personality is Something and Personality Does Something

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 739-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry L. Jang ◽  
Steven Taylor ◽  
W. John Livesley
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Current Thinking ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions ◽  
Questionnaire Studies ◽  
The University

AbstractThe University of British Columbia (UBC) Twin Project is a registry of approximately 1500 pairs of reared-together twins recruited from Vancouver, British Columbia and surrounding municipalities. The focus of the project is to examine personality and its disorders from a behavioral genetic perspective. The primary measures include self-report measures of variables from the major models of personality and personality disorders. Subsamples of the study have also been surveyed on a wide range of psychiatric conditions and symptoms, including, for example, substance use, mood, anxiety, coping, posttraumatic stress disorder, schizotypy, and several measures of the environment and experience. Also surveyed are general health and basic psychological processes including cognitive ability. This broad assessment has enabled us to examine not only the structure of personality, but also its potential role in psychopathology and other psychological processes. A feature of the project is that the measures selected reflect current thinking in the field as opposed to traditional psychiatric diagnostic criteria. The UBC Twin Project has been used in a number of collaborative projects on personality and psychopathology with other worldwide twin registries. At the present time, no DNA has been collected; however the facility to collect these data is available. Collaborative projects on this and future questionnaire studies are welcome.

Critical thinking or common sense?

2016 ◽  
Vol 179 (7) ◽  
pp. i-ii
Author(s):  
Vicki Adams
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Animal Science ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
The University

Vicki Adams grew up in Vancouver, Canada, and graduated with a degree in animal science from the University of British Columbia before being accepted into vet school in Saskatchewan. Her animal science background has given her the population perspective that is so important in epidemiology and she now runs her own consulting company, Vet Epi

A nursing model in action: the University of British Columbia experience

1993 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 1259-1266
Author(s):  
Sally Thorne ◽  
Carol Jillings ◽  
Donelda Ellis ◽  
JoAnn Perry
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
The University

Advancing campus and community sustainability: strategic alliances in action

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne Bilodeau ◽  
Jackie Podger ◽  
Alaa Abd-El-Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Community Development ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Sustainability Initiatives ◽  
The University

Purpose – Universities can provide a leadership role to develop and mobilize knowledge to meet societal needs. In fulfilling this mission, universities can also serve as agents of sustainable development on campus and in communities they serve. The purpose of this article is to describe the drivers that have advanced the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus' operational and academic sustainability objectives; the initiatives and partnerships developed on campus and in the community in response to these drivers; and the outcomes and lessons learned. Design/methodology/approach – This article summarizes the experience of the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus in leveraging key drivers to develop sustainability initiatives and partnerships for greater operational efficiencies, cost savings, environmental stewardship and applied research. The university's leadership commitment to sustainability, economic opportunities and provincial legislative requirements are among the drivers discussed. This paper also provides an innovative partnership framework to support sustainable community development. Findings – Drivers of sustainability in higher education can contribute to the development of sustainability initiatives and partnerships that benefit institutions and communities and achieve operational and academic sustainability mandates. Practical implications – This article provides information that can be applied by institutions of higher education to advance sustainability within the context of current economic conditions and societal needs. Originality/value – The experience of the campus and the partnership framework presented in this paper is original. The framework provides a mechanism to engage students, faculty and the community in sustainable community development research. Key insights from multiple perspectives and lessons learned are shared.

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