Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research

Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright
About the Editors
Contributors
Preface
Contents
Part I. Theoretical Perspectives and Conceptual Units
	1. The Evolution of Human Personality
	2. History, Measurement, and Conceptual Elaboration of the Big‑Five Trait Taxonomy: The Paradigm Matures
	3. Toward an Integrative Theory of Motivation, Personality, and Development
	4. Achievement Goal Complexes: Integrating the “What” and the “Why” of Achievement Motivation
	5. Narrative Identity and the Life Story
Part II. Biological Foundations
	6. Temperament: Theory and Research
	7. Personality in Animals: What Can We Learn from a Species‑Comparative Approach?
	8. The Neurobiology of Personality
	9. Behavioral Genetics and Personality: Ongoing Efforts to Integrate Nature and Nurture
	10. Molecular Genetics of Personality
Part III. Development
	11. Personality Development across the Life Course: A Neo‑Socioanalytic Perspective
	12. Personality Development in Middle Childhood
	13. Personality in Adolescence
	14. Personality and Life Transitions in Young Adulthood
	15. Personality Development in Adulthood and Later Life
	16. Personality and Parenting
Part IV. Cognitive and Motivational Processes
	17. Cognitive Approaches to Personality
	18. Implicit Motives
	19. A Cognitive–Affective Processing System Approach to Personality Dispositions: Rejection Sensitivity as an Illustrative Case Study
	20. Creativity and Genius
Part V. Affective Processes
	21. Emotion and Personality: A Social Functionalist Approach
	22. The Approach System as a Component of Personality
	23. The Self-Conscious and Social Emotions: A Personality and Social Functionalist Account
	24. Emotion Regulation: Basic Processes and Individual Differences
	25. Self-Regulatory Processes, Stress, and Coping
Part VI. Self- and Social Processes: Relationships, Culture, Environment
	26. Naturalizing the Self
	27. Identity Negotiation: A Theory of Self and Social Interaction
	28. Self-Regulation and Personality
	29. Narcissism in Contemporary Personality Psychology
	30. Attachment Theory and Its Place in Contemporary Personality Theory and Research
	31. Persons, Situations, and Person–Situation Interactions
	32. Culture and Personality: Current Directions
Part VII. Applications and Implications
	33. Personality and Religion
	34. Personality and Subjective Well-Being
	35. Personality and Psychopathology
	36. Personality and Personality Disorder
	37. Personality and Health: A Lifespan Perspective
Part VIII. Emerging Issues and New Directions
	38. Personality Interventions
	39. Ecological Sampling Methods for Studying Personality in Daily Life
	40. Putting Personality in Its Place: A Geographical Perspective on Personality Traits
	41. What Do We Know When We Know Ourselves?
	42. Some Contributions of Economics to the Study of Personality
Author Index
Subject Index