Handbook of Personality, Fourth Edition

"The study of personality is the study of the person in context--and requires psychologists to integrate the contributions of disciplines as disparate as genetics, biology, mathematics, sociology, and economics. This handbook is a powerful example of the breadth of the field. The contributions of over 75 leading scholars are organized into one volume. This fourth edition will be required reading for graduate students and will help scholars continue to integrate the diverse approaches to personality."--William Revelle, PhD, Department of Psychology, Northwestern University "This fourth edition is a tour de force! Chapters cover the gamut of contemporary personality theory and research, ranging from biological to cultural approaches. Several chapters unpack in great detail the biological underpinnings of personality. A particularly great addition to this volume is Carol Dwecks chapter on her integrative theory of motivation, personality, and development. The writing is engaging and clear, at a level of detail suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates; instructors can pick and choose chapters and the order in which they appear in a syllabus. This is a terrific resource for any psychologists bookshelf."--Jennifer Crocker, PhD, Ohio Eminent Scholar in Social Psychology, The Ohio State University "The contributors to this book are a stellar group of researchers and scholars. As a developmental scientist, I am particularly interested in the numerous chapters in the fourth edition that touch on developmental issues from a personality psychology perspective. I am also excited to see the fundamental topics of emotion and self-regulation addressed from so many different perspectives. The knowledgeable and nuanced discussions of important topics will provide graduate students, researchers, and instructors with a valuable overview of the field. This is an excellent volume for graduate classes on personality."--Nancy Eisenberg, PhD, Regents' Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University "The Handbook of Personality has been the go-to reference for summaries of cutting-edge personality science for decades. The fourth edition brings together a range of researchers to cover all of the important topics. This edition has expanded coverage on personality development, a key sub-area that has witnessed dramatic growth during the last decade. It also addresses new questions, such as the efficacy of personality interventions and geographic differences in personality traits. This is an indispensable resource for students and scholars of personality psychology."--Christopher J. Hopwood, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis "With the publication of its fourth edition, this handbook now enters its fourth decade of defining the state of the science in personality theory, research, and application. Balancing coverage of classically enduring themes with newly emerging directions, the editors and contributors have captured the field's conceptual sophistication and methodological rigor. Forty-two chapters--many of them new to this edition--are organized to capture both the breadth and depth of personality science, and written in an informed and informative style."--Mark Snyder, PhD, Professor and McKnight Presidential Chair in Psychology, University of Minnesota-

Oliver P. John, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Research Psychologist at the Institute of Personality and Social Research at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served as Associate Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin and has contributed nationally and internationally to the application of psychological research to economic and education policy. Dr. John is a recipient of the Jack Block Award for Senior Career Contributions to Personality Psychology from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology and the Best Paper of the Year Award from the Journal of Research in Personality, among numerous other honors. His research focuses on personality structure and development, emotion expression and regulation, self and self-perception processes, and research methods; his Big Five Inventory and Emotion Regulation Questionnaire have been translated into more than 20 languages. Richard W. Robins, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis, where he is Director of the Personality, Self, and Emotions Laboratory; Director of the California Families Project; and a member of the core faculty for the National Institute of Mental Health Training Program in Affective Science. Dr. Robins is Associate Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Review and past Associate Editor of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association and both the Theoretical Innovation Prize and the Diener Award for Outstanding Mid-Career Contributions to Personality Psychology from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. His research focuses on personality, emotion, the self, and ethnic-minority youth development.

I. Theoretical Perspectives and Conceptual Units 1. The Evolution of Human Personality, David M. G. Lewis & David M. Buss 2. History, Measurement, and Conceptual Elaboration of the Big-Five Trait Taxonomy: The Paradigm Matures, Oliver P. John & Christopher J. Soto 3. Toward an Integrative Theory of Motivation, Personality, and Development, Carol S. Dweck 4. Achievement Goal Complexes: Integrating the What and the Why of Achievement Motivation, Nicolas Sommet, Andrew J. Elliot, & Kennon M. Sheldon 5. Narrative Identity and the Life Story, Dan P. McAdams II. Biological Foundations 6. Temperament: Theory and Research, Lee Anna Clark & David Watson 7. Personality in Animals: What Can We Learn from a Species-Comparative Approach?, Alexander Weiss 8. The Neurobiology of Personality, Colin G. DeYoung, Rachael G. Grazioplene, & Timothy A. Allen 9. Behavioral Genetics and Personality: Ongoing Efforts to Integrate Nature and Nurture, Robert F. Krueger & Wendy Johnson 10. Molecular Genetics of Personality, Marleen H. M. de Moor III. Development 11. Personality Development across the Life Course: A Neo-Socioanalytic Perspective, Brent W. Roberts & Lauren B. Nickel 12. Personality Development in Middle Childhood, Rebecca L. Shiner 13. Personality in Adolescence, Filip De Fruyt & Evalill Blstad Karevold 14. Personality and Life Transitions in Young Adulthood, Wiebke Bleidorn & Jaap J. A. Denissen 15. Personality Development in Adulthood and Later Life, Daniel K. Mroczek, Eileen K. Graham, Nicholas A. Turiano, & Mazeed Omotilewa Aro-Lambo 16. Personality and Parenting, Olivia E. Atherton & Thomas J. Schofield IV. Cognitive and Motivational Processes 17. Cognitive Approaches to Personality, Michael D. Robinson 18. Implicit Motives, Oliver C. Schultheiss & Martin G. Kllner 19. A CognitiveAffective Processing System Approach to Personality Dispositions: Rejection Sensitivity as an Illustrative Case Study, Ozlem Ayduk & Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton 20. Creativity and Genius, Dean Keith Simonton V. Affective Processes 21. Emotion and Personality: A Social Functionalist Approach, Dacher Keltner & Michelle N. Shiota 22. The Approach System as a Component of Personality, Sheri L. Johnson, Benjamin Swerdlow, Jennifer Pearlstein, Manon Ironside, & Charles S. Carver 23. The Self-Conscious and Social Emotions: A Personality and Social Functionalist Account, Jessica L. Tracy & Aaron C. Weidman 24. Emotion Regulation: Basic Processes and Individual Differences, Tammy English, Lameese Eldesouky, & James J. Gross 25. Self-Regulatory Processes, Stress, and Coping, Charles S. Carver & Michael F. Scheier VI. Self- and Social Processes: Relationships, Culture, Environment 26. Naturalizing the Self, Richard W. Robins 27. Identity Negotiation: A Theory of Self and Social Interaction, William B. Swann, Jr. & Jennifer K. Bosson 28. Self-Regulation and Personality, Rick H. Hoyle & Erin K. Davisson 29. Narcissism in Contemporary Personality Psychology, M. Brent Donnellan, Robert A. Ackerman, & Aidan G. C. Wright 30. Attachment Theory and Its Place in Contemporary Personality Theory and Research, R. Chris Fraley & Phillip R. Shaver 31. Persons, Situations, and PersonSituation Interactions, R. Michael Furr & David C. Funder 32. Culture and Personality: Current Directions, Shigehiro Oishi, Kostadin Kushlev, & Vernica Benet-Martinez VII. Applications and Implications 33. Personality and Religion, Sarah A. Schnitker & Robert A. Emmons 34. Personality and Subjective Well-Being, Richard E. Lucas & Ed Diener 35. Personality and Psychopathology, Jennifer L. Tackett & Stephanie Mullins-Sweatt 36. Personality and Personality Disorder, Thomas A. Widiger & Joshua R. Oltmanns 37. Personality and Health: A Lifespan Perspective, Howard S. Friedman & Sarah E. Hampson VIII. Emerging Issues and New Directions