Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research

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Oliver P. John, Richard W. Robins, Lawrence A. Pervin
Guilford Press, Nov 24, 2010 - Psychology - 862 pages

This authoritative handbook is the reference of choice for researchers and students of personality. Leading authorities describe the most important theoretical approaches in personality and review the state of the science in five broad content areas: biological bases; development; self and social processes; cognitive and motivational processes; and emotion, adjustment, and health. Within each area, chapters present innovative ideas, findings, research designs, and measurement approaches. Areas of integration and consensus are discussed, as are key questions and controversies still facing the field.

 

Contents

Chapter 1
3
Chapter 2
29
Chapter 3
61
Chapter 4
114
Chapter 5
159
Chapter 6
182
Chapter 7
208
Chapter 8
242
Chapter 19
492
Chapter 20
518
Chapter 21
542
Chapter 22
568
Chapter 23
583
Chapter 24
603
Chapter 25
634
Chapter 26
654

Chapter 9
265
Chapter 10
287
Chapter 11
311
Chapter 12
328
Chapter 13
351
Chapter 14
375
Chapter 15
399
Chapter 16
421
Chapter 17
448
Chapter 18
472
Chapter 27
679
Chapter 28
701
Chapter 29
725
Chapter 30
743
Chapter 31
770
Chapter 32
795
Author Index
815
Subject Index
841
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About the author (2010)

Oliver P. John, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Research Psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is also Acting Director of the Institute of Personality and Social Research. Dr. John has won the Distinguished Teaching Award from Berkeley's College of Letters and Science, the Theoretical Innovation Prize from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, the Best Paper of the Year Award from the Journal of Research in Personality, and the Cattell Award for Early Career Contributions from the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology. In more than 90 articles and three books, Dr. John has examined personality structure, emotion regulation, self-perception, and methodological issues. Richard W. Robins, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Robins is coeditor of two books, Handbook of Research Methods in Personality Psychology and The Self-Conscious Emotions, and he served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. He has won the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association and the Theoretical Innovation Prize from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. His research focuses on personality, emotion, and the self. Lawrence A. Pervin, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University, where he served as Professor of Psychology from 1971 to 2004. In addition to editing the first edition of this handbook, he is the original author of the textbook Personality: Theory and Research, now in its 10th edition; the author of three editions of Current Controversies and Issues in Personality; and the founding editor of the journal Psychological Inquiry. Dr. Pervin's books have been translated into eight languages.

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