Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences

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McGrath, Robert E.

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Early Life and Educational Background

McGrath was born on August 31, 1956 in Woodside, New York. He earned his B.A. in Psychology from Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, in 1978, and his M.A. in Psychology from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, in 1981. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Auburn University in 1984 under the direction of Glenn King.

Professional Career

McGrath has taught in the School of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University since 1984. He is also a Senior Scientist with the VIA Institute on Character in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has authored more than 200 publications and presentations during his career, with articles appearing in outlets such as the Journal of Personality Assessment, European Journal of Psychological Assessment, Psychological Assessment, and Assessment. He has served as an associate editor for the Journal of Personality Assessment. He has also authored two textbooks on statistics and methodology, Understanding Statistics: A...

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Selected Bibliography

  1. McGrath, R. E. (2011). Quantitative models in psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  2. McGrath, R. E. (2014). Character strengths in 75 nations: An update. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10, 41–52.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  3. McGrath, R. E. (2015). Integrating psychological and cultural perspectives on virtue: The hierarchical structure of character strengths. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10, 407–424.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  4. McGrath, R. E., & Carroll, E. J. (2012). The current status of “projective” “tests”. In H. Cooper (Ed.), APA handbook of research methods in psychology, vol 1: Foundations, planning, measures, and psychometrics (pp. 329–348). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
  5. McGrath, R. E., Mitchell, M., Kim, B. H., & Hough, L. (2010). Evidence for response bias as a source of error variance in applied assessment. Psychological Bulletin, 136, 450–470.CrossRefPubMedGoogle Scholar

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeaneckUSA
  2. 2.VIA Institute on CharacterCincinnatiUSA