Professor John Rust
University position
Director of Research
Professor John Rust is pleased to consider applications from prospective PhD students.
Departments
Institutes
The Psychometrics Centre
Home page
http://www.psychometrics.cam.ac.uk/page/60... (personal home page)
Research Themes
Interests
The development, evaluation and implementation of psychometric tests and psychometric testing procedures. As Director of The Psychometrics Centre I have been responsible for the UK standardisation of many of the most widely used psychometric tests used in clinical and educational diagnosis. These have included the WISC-III, WISC-IV, WORD, WOLD, WOND, WIAT, the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal, the NEO PI-R (UK), WIAT-II, CELF-IV, Preschool CELF-III, MABC-II, Ravens Educational Progressive Matrices, and Ravens Coloured Educational Progressive Matrices. I have also been responsible for the development of several tests and questionnaires including the Rust Advanced Numerical Reasoning Appraisal (RANRA), Orpheus (a test of workplace personality), Giotto (an integrity test), the Rust Inventory of Schizotypal Thinking (RISC), The Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS), The Golombok Rust Inventory of Marital State (GRIMS), and the Preschool Activities Inventory (PSAI)
Research Focus
Keywordspsychometrics intelligence personality questionnaires test construction |
Clinical conditionsBorderline personality disorder Childhood disorders Cognitive impairment Learning disabilities Personality disorders Schizophrenia |
Equipment
Computational modelling
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Neuropsychological testing
psychometrics
Collaborators
CambridgeSusan Golombok |
Publications
2008
Golombok S, Rust J, Zervoulis K, Croudace T, Golding J, Hines M (2008), “Developmental trajectories of sex-typed behavior in boys and girls: a longitudinal general population study of children aged 2.5-8 years.” Child Dev 79(5):1583-93 Details
2007
Freeman T, Golombok S, Olivennes F, Ramogida C, Rust J (2007), “Psychological assessment of mothers and their assisted reproduction triplets at age 3 years.” Reprod Biomed Online 15 Suppl 3:13-7 Details
Golombok S, Olivennes F, Ramogida C, Rust J, Freeman T, Follow-Up Team (2007), “Parenting and the psychological development of a representative sample of triplets conceived by assisted reproduction.” Hum Reprod 22(11):2896-902 Details
Rust J, Derogatis L, Rodenberg C, Koochaki P, Schmitt S, Golombok S (2007), “Development and validation of a new screening tool for hypoactive sexual desire disorder: The Brief Profile of Female Sexual Function (B-PFSF).” Gynecol Endocrinol 23(11):638-44 Details
2006
Golombok S, Murray C, Jadva V, Lycett E, MacCallum F, Rust J (2006), “Non-genetic and non-gestational parenthood: consequences for parent-child relationships and the psychological well-being of mothers, fathers and children at age 3.” Hum Reprod 21(7):1918-24 Details
2005
Iervolino AC, Hines M, Golombok SE, Rust J, Plomin R (2005), “Genetic and environmental influences on sex-typed behavior during the preschool years.” Child Dev 76(4):826-40 Details
Olivennes F, Golombok S, Ramogida C, Rust J, Follow-Up Team (2005), “Behavioral and cognitive development as well as family functioning of twins conceived by assisted reproduction: findings from a large population study.” Fertil Steril 84(3):725-33 Details
2004
Derogatis L, Rust J, Golombok S, Bouchard C, Nachtigall L, Rodenberg C, Kuznicki J, McHorney CA (2004), “Validation of the profile of female sexual function (PFSF) in surgically and naturally menopausal women.” J Sex Marital Ther 30(1):25-36 Details
Golombok S, Lycett E, MacCallum F, Jadva V, Murray C, Rust J, Abdalla H, Jenkins J, Margara R (2004), “Parenting infants conceived by gamete donation.” J Fam Psychol 18(3):443-52 Details
McHorney CA, Rust J, Golombok S, Davis S, Bouchard C, Brown C, Basson R, Sarti CD, Kuznicki J, Rodenberg C, Derogatis L (2004), “Profile of Female Sexual Function: a patient-based, international, psychometric instrument for the assessment of hypoactive sexual desire in oophorectomized women.” Menopause 11(4):474-83 Details
2002
Golombok S, Brewaeys A, Giavazzi MT, Guerra D, MacCallum F, Rust J (2002), “The European study of assisted reproduction families: the transition to adolescence.” Hum Reprod 17(3):830-40 Details
Hines M, Golombok S, Rust J, Johnston KJ, Golding J, Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Study Team (2002), “Testosterone during pregnancy and gender role behavior of preschool children: a longitudinal, population study.” Child Dev 73(6):1678-87 Details
Hines M, Johnston KJ, Golombok S, Rust J, Stevens M, Golding J, ALSPAC Study Team. Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (2002), “Prenatal stress and gender role behavior in girls and boys: a longitudinal, population study.” Horm Behav 42(2):126-34 Details
2000
Rust J, Golombok S, Hines M, Johnston K, Golding J, ALSPAC Study Team (2000), “The role of brothers and sisters in the gender development of preschool children.” J Exp Child Psychol 77(4):292-303 Details
1993
Golombok S, Rust J (1993), “The measurement of gender role behaviour in pre-school children: a research note.” J Child Psychol Psychiatry 34(5):805-11 Details
1989
Feldman J, Rust J (1989), “Religiosity, schizotypal thinking, and schizophrenia.” Psychol Rep 65(2):587-93 Details
Golombok S, Sketchley J, Rust J (1989), “Condom failure among homosexual men.” J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2(4):404-9 Details
Golombok S, Sketchley J, Rust J (1989), “Condom use among homosexual men.” AIDS Care 1(1):27-33 Details
Rust J, Golombok S, Abram M (1989), “Creativity and schizotypal thinking.” J Genet Psychol 150(2):225-7 Details
1988
Rust J (1988), “The Rust Inventory of Schizotypal Cognitions (RISC).” Schizophr Bull 14(2):317-22 Details
Rust J, Golombok S, Collier J (1988), “Marital problems and sexual dysfunction: how are they related?” Br J Psychiatry 152:629-31 Details
Rust J, Moncada A, Lepage B (1988), “Personality dimensions through the schizophrenia borderline.” Br J Med Psychol 61 ( Pt 2):163-6 Details
1987
Rust J (1987), “EEG alpha rhythm and eyelid flutter.” Percept Mot Skills 64(3 Pt 1):715-8 Details
Rust J (1987), “The Rust Inventory of Schizoid Cognitions (RISC): a psychometric measure of psychoticism in the normal population.” Br J Clin Psychol 26 ( Pt 2):151-2 Details
1986
Golombok S, Rust J (1986), “The Warnock Report and single women: what about the children?” J Med Ethics 12(4):182-6 Details
Rust J, Golombok S (1986), “The GRISS: a psychometric instrument for the assessment of sexual dysfunction.” Arch Sex Behav 15(2):157-65 Details
1985
Rust J, Golombok S (1985), “The Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS).” Br J Clin Psychol 24 ( Pt 1):63-4 Details
1984
Lesté A, Rust J (1984), “Effects of dance on anxiety.” Percept Mot Skills 58(3):767-72 Details
1977
Rust J (1977), “Habituation and the orienting response in the auditory cortical evoked potential.” Psychophysiology 14(2):123-6 Details
1976
Martin I, Rust J (1976), “Habituation and the structure of the electrodermal system.” Psychophysiology 13(6):554-62 Details
Rust J (1976), “Unconditioned response diminution in the skin resistance response.” J Gen Psychol 95(1st Half):77-84 Details
1975
Rust J (1975), “Cortical evoked potential, personality, and intelligence.” J Comp Physiol Psychol 89(10):1220-6 Details
Rust J (1975), “Genetic effects in the cortical auditory evoked potential: a twin study.” Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol 39(4):321-7 Details
1973
Sartory G, Rust J (1973), “The effects of a single administration of etifoxine on several psychological tests.” Psychopharmacologia 29(4):365-84 Details
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